06 September 2005

Patristic Quote for the Day

From St. Ephraim the Syrian:

"Fire threatens my members, O Lord; but concealed within me, O my Deliverer, is Thy reconciling blood. Gehenna awaits to torture me, but Thy life-creating body is intimitately united with me. I am clothed in the garment of the Holy Spirit, and I shall not even be singed. When the river of fire begins to rumble, threatening vengeance, then will the fire be extinguished in me, smitten by the scent of Thy flesh and blood. Thou, O Lord, art the hope of the penitent. Thou art the friend of all sinners." - A Spiritual Psalter, Meditation 65

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