Each of us was once crooked…
Each one of us was once crooked; if we are no longer so, it is entirely due to the grace of Christ. Through his coming to our souls all our crooked ways have been straightened out.
–Origen (c. 184- c. 254)
The Spirit had restored me…
When I had drunk the spirit from Heaven, and the second birth had restored me so as to make me a new person, then immediately in a marvelous manner doubts began to be resolved, closed doors to be opened, dark places to be light; what before was difficult now seemed easy.
–Saint Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)
The greater perfection…
The greater perfection a soul aspires after, the more dependent it is upon divine grace.
–Brother Lawrence (1614-1691)
Grace and gratitude…
Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Gratitude evokes grace like the voice and echo. Gratitude follows grace as thunder follows lightning.
–Karl Barth (1886 – 1968)
The Holy Spirit…
The Holy Spirit is holiness, love, a kiss, a gift, union, consummation, and perfection.
–Emil Merch (1890-1940)
If you do not hope…
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
–Saint Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215)
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