Patristic Quote of the Day

They are no trifling gifts that He bestows, nor are they trifling benefits of which He counts us worthy! Those who come over to Him He welcomes with the gifts which follow from His death and burial. He does not merely bestow a crown or give them some share in His glory, He gives them Himself, the Victor who is crowned with glory. When we come up from the water we bear the Savior upon our souls, on our heads, on our eyes, in our very inward parts, on all our members - He who is pure from sin, free from all corruption, just as He was when He rose again and appeared to His disciples, as He was taken up, as He will come again to demand the return of His treasure. -- St. Nicholas Cabasilas, *The Life in Christ* p. 62