'Obedience, Conversion and Stability' by Kim Nataraja - Part 1

Gap-fill exercise 1

Exercise by Dr Michael A.Riccioli (September 2025)

Gapped Translation exercise (French ==>English) (includes the collocations)
Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!
   deep interior silent prayer      enter the Kingdom of God      follow the way of life      from His example      in their words      intense longing      The main reason      To enable this      to let go of all self-centred thought      to live in the Divine Presence      to purify their passions   
1) (la principale raison) for the hermits being in the desert was their (désir intense) to and teaching of Jesus and thus
, (entrer dans le royaume de Dieu) .(de vivre en présence de Dieu) They knew (par Son exemple) that this would only be possible through .(la prière intérieure profonde et silencieuse) (pour y parvenir) they had , (renoncer à toute pensée centrée sur soi) (selon leurs propres termes) (purifier leurs passions) (…)