§ IV
The Heart's Evasion
A single probing question exposes the soul's self-excusing and hidden delight in avoiding costly good while rationalizing its disordered inclinations.
Haven't you been rather glad, in the most hidden recesses of your heart, not to see the good you had no desire to do, because it would have cost you too much to put it into practice—and haven't you looked for reasons to excuse the evil your inclination was drawing you toward?
Read the original French
N'avez-vous pas été bien-aise, dans les replis les plus cachés de votre cœur, de ne pas voir le bien que vous n'aviez pas envie de faire, parce qu'il vous en auroit trop coûté pour le pratiquer : et «n'avez - vous point cherché des raisons pour excuser le mal auquel votre inclination vous portoit ?
Examen de conscience sur les devoirs de la Royauté companion
A prayer for every moment, already on your phone
Chosen Portion puts a curated historic prayer in front of you each day — so the words are there before the moment arrives.
Chosen Portion is the digital descendant of the carried prayer book: the short daily prayers this collection preserves, delivered one a day to your pocket.
- One short, memorable prayer delivered daily — build your repertoire a card at a time
- Prayers matched to real situations: fear, gratitude, decisions, grief, sleep
- Save favourites into your personal pocket collection you can open anywhere