Following Christ

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  Word of God  
 
You have come to the city of the living God,
the heavenly Jerusalem.
Hebrews 12:22
 


If we follow Christ closely we shall be allowed,
even on this earth, to stand as it were,
on the threshold of the heavenly Jerusalem,
and enjoy the contemplation of that everlasting feast.

 
St. Athanasius, 4th century

 
 
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Follow me.
Jesus; Mark 2:14
 


By walking with God you will learn to love;
and the things you must do
will work out prosperously for you.

 
St. Teresa of Avila, 16th century

 
 
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Your face, O Lord, do I seek.
Psalm 27:8
 


The greatest achievement one can make
is to find God.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
It is the Holy One who has called you.
1 Peter 2:21
 


Let us open wide our hearts to Christ.

 
St. Katharine Drexel, 20th century

 
 
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I am the way and truth and life.
Jesus; John 14:6
 


The one who follows Christ’s teaching
can never fall into darkness.

 
St. Catherine of Siena 14th century

 
 
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I keep the Lord always before me.
Psalm 16:8
 


Live tranquilly.
Follow the path on which the Lord has placed you
and strive to please Jesus.

 
cf St. Pio of Pietrelcina, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the light.
Jesus; John 8:12
 


It is with Christ that we journey
and we walk with our steps in his footprints.
He it is who is our guide, and the burning flame
which illumines our paths.

 
St. Cyprian, 3rd century 

 
 
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I will follow you…
Matthew 8:19
 


Following Jesus means imitating the pattern of his life.

 
St. Bede the Venerable, 8th century

 

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