Monday, May 13, 2024
Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you therefore to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, so that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see... (Revelation 3:17-18)
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"Let yourself be persecuted, but do not persecute others. Be crucified, but do not crucify others. Se slandered, but do not slander others. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep: such is the sign of purity. Suffer with the sick. Be afflicted with the afflicted. Exult with those who repent. Be the friend of all, but in your spirit remain alone. Be a partaker of the sufferings of all, but keep your body distant from all. Rebuke no one, revile no one, not even those who live very wickedly. Spread your cloak over those who fall and shield them. And if you cannot take the fault on yourself and accept punishment in their place, do not destroy their character..." (St. Isaac the Syrian)
"Let yourself be persecuted, but do not persecute others. Be crucified, but do not crucify others. Se slandered, but do not slander o...
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