What shall I do with my sins? I do not know. My mind cannot imagine what I might use to wash and cleanse myself. If I took it into my head to wash with water, the then seas and the rivers would not be sufficient to cleanse me. Yet if I wash myself with the blood and water that flowed from the rib of the Son of God, then will I be cleansed, and compassion will be showered on me. -- St. Ephrem the Syrian, *A Spiritual Psalter* #140
17 April 2008
Patristic Quote of the Day
What shall I do with my sins? I do not know. My mind cannot imagine what I might use to wash and cleanse myself. If I took it into my head to wash with water, the then seas and the rivers would not be sufficient to cleanse me. Yet if I wash myself with the blood and water that flowed from the rib of the Son of God, then will I be cleansed, and compassion will be showered on me. -- St. Ephrem the Syrian, *A Spiritual Psalter* #140
That's a 'get thee to Communion' if I ever heard one..
ReplyDeleteYeah, MacBeth thought he could wash his hand, but his wife discovered otherwise.
ReplyDelete"Out damn spot."