The Imitaton of Christ

I've had The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis sitting on my bookshelf for a little over a year.  I pick it up from time to time, but haven't read through it b/c it was written in the 15th century.  Kind of heavy stuff.  I picked it up tonight, and found some of it to be quite profound.  Here are some of the things I'm chewing on right now:

"Faithful soul, prepare your heart for its spouse that He may come and dwell within you.  He says: 'If a man loves Me, he will keep My word...and We will come to him and make Our home with him.' Make room for Christ and deny entrance to everything else.  When you have Christ within you, you are rich and Christ is all you need.  He will prvide for you and faithfully supply you with all your needs, and you will not have to depend on men.  Men are fickle, remember, and change quite quickly, and even more quickly do they disappoint you; but Christ abides forever and stands firmly beside you unto the end."

"Put all your trust in God and let Him be your only love and fear only Him.  He will defend you and do what is best for you.  You have no lasting city here, and wherever you may be you are always a foreigner or a pilgrim and you will not rest until you are intimately united to Christ."

"Let your every thought be on God the Most High, and let your prayers be unceasing and directed to Christ.  If you do not know how to meditate on sublime and heavenly things, then find repose in Christ's passion and gladly dwell in His sacred wounds."