Let Go »

Every Christian who is really serious about living the Christlike life needs to learn to let go of selfishness and sin in order to become the new creation that Jesus intended. In this collection of letters, Fénelon speaks firmly but lovingly to those who want let go of distresses and embrace the joy and peace that God has promised.

Letter 1 The Advantages Of Humility 1

Letter 2 How To Bear Suffering Peacefully 2

Letter 3 The Beauty Of The Cross 5

Letter 4 The Death Of Self 6

Letter 5 Peace Comes Through Simplicity and Obedience 9

Letter 6 The True Source Of Peace Is In The Surrender Of The Will 11

Letter 7 True Goodness Is Only Reached By Abandonment 12

Letter 8 "Knowledge Puffeth Up: Charity Edifyeth- 13

Letter 9 We Are Not To Choose The Manner In Which Our Blessings Shall Be Bestowed 15

Letter 10 The Discovery And Death Of Self 17

Letter 11 The Sight Of Our Imperfections Should Not Take Away Our Peace 22

Letter 12 Living By The Cross And By Faith 24

Letter 13 Despair At Our Imperfections Is A Greater Obstacle Than The Imperfection Itself 25

Letter 14 Pure Faith Sees God Alone 27

Letter 15 Our Knowledge Stands In The Way Of Our Becoming Wise 29

Letter 16 Those Who Injure Us Are To Be Loved And Welcomed As The Hand Of God 32

Letter 17 Quietness In God Our True Resource 35

Letter 18 True Friendships Are Founded Only In God 37

Letter 19 The Cross A Source Of Our Pleasure 39

Letter 20 Do Not Be Distressed By The Revelation Of Self Or The Absence Of Feeling 40

Letter 21 The Imperfection Of Others To Be Born In Love 43

Letter 22 The Fear Of Death Is Not Taken Away By Our Own Courage But By The Grace Of God 45

Letter 23 Sensitivity To Reproof Is The Surest Sign We Needed It 48

Letter 24 Only Imperfection Is Intolerant Of Imperfection 50

Letter 25 We Should Listen To God And Not To Self 52

Letter 26 Absolute Trust Is The Shortest Road To God 53

Letter 27 The Time Of Temptation And Distress Is No Time To Make Decisions 54

Letter 28 If You Have Love. You Have Everything 57

Letter 29 Weakness Preferable To Strength. And Practice Better Than Knowledge 59

Letter 30 Beware Of The Pride Of Reasoning: The True Guide To Knowledge Is Love 63

Letter 31 The Gifts Of God Are Not To Be Rejected Because Of The Channel That Brings Them 68

Letter 32 Poverty And Deprivation Are Jesus' Way 71

Letter 33 The Will Of God Our Only Treasure 74

Letter 34 Surrender Is Not A Heroic Sacrifice. But A Simple Sinking Into The Will Of God 76

Letter 35 Bearing Dying Takes The Place Of Final Death 78

Letter 36 Suffering Belongs To The Living Not The Dead 79

Letter 37 God Gives Grace In Proportion To Our Trials 80

Letter 38 Resisting God. An Effective Hindrance To Grace 82

Letter 39 God Speaks More Effectually In The Soul Than To It 84

Letter 40 The Circumcision Of The Heart 86