The Cloud of Unknowing: Week 3—Chapter 21-43

Chapter 21: The true exposition of this gospel word, 'Mary hath chosen the best part'. Chapter 22: Of the wonderful love that Christ had to man in person of all sinners truly turned and called to the grace of contemplation Chapter 23: How God will answer and purvey for them in spirit, that for business about His love list not answer nor purvey for themselves Chapter 24: What charity is in itself, and how it is truly and perfectly contained in the work of this book Chapter 25: That in the time of this work a perfect soul hath no special beholding to any one man in this life Chapter 26: That without full special grace, or long use in common grace, the work of this book is right travailous; and in this work, which is the work of the soul helped by grace, and which is the work of only God Chapter 27: Who should work in the gracious work of this book Chapter 28: That a man should not presume to work in this work before the time that he be lawfully cleansed in conscience of all his special deeds of sin Chapter 29: That a man should bidingly travail in this work, and suffer the pain thereof, and judge no man Chapter 30: Who should blame and condemn other men's defaults Chapter 31: How a man should have him in beginning of this work against all thoughts and stirrings of sin Chapter 32: Of two ghostly devices that be helpful to a ghostly beginner in the work of this book Chapter 33: That in this work a soul is cleansed both of his special sins and of the pain of them, and yet how there is no perfect rest in this life Chapter 34: That God giveth this grace freely without any means, and that it may not be come to with means Chapter 35: Of three means in the which a contemplative prentice should be occupied; in reading, thinking, and praying Chapter 36: Of the meditations of them that continually travail in the work of this book Chapter 37: Of the special prayers of them that be continual workers in the work of this book Chapter 38: How and why that short prayer pierceth heaven Chapter 39: How a perfect worker shall pray, and what prayer is in itself; and, if a man shall pray in words, which words accord them most to the property of prayer Chapter 40: That in the time of this work a soul hath no special beholding to any vice in itself nor to any virtue in itself Chapter 41: That in all other works beneath this, men should keep discretion; but in this none Chapter 42: That by indiscretion in this, men shall keep discretion in all other things; and surely else never Chapter 43: That all writing and feeling of a man's own being must needs be lost if the perfection of this work shall verily be felt in any soul in this life   Please like, share, rate…and help us grow! For past episodes pleae visit CAMP.fm