18 May 2010

Patristic Quote of the Day

Perceive these three:  the Lord who commands, the Word who creates, and the Spirit who strengthens.  What kind of strengthening is it?  Perfection in holiness, which expresses itself in an unyielding, unchangeable commitment to goodness.  Such holiness is impossible without the Spirit. -- St. Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit, par. 38.

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