Patristic Quote of the Day

All the words and deeds which are reported as having God as their Author are intended to serve as a miracle, and stir up wonder. Mortals should be struck with fear at them, and the very dwellers of heaven should tremble. However, at nothing does heaven stand so much astonished, or earth tremble, or all creation fear exceedingly, as at that which you are going to hear from us today. The servant dares to call his Lord Father, the guilty man names his Judge his Parent, man in his earthly state brings himself by his own voice adoption as God's son. He who lost earthly goods deems himself the heir of Divinity. - St. Peter Chrysologus, *Sermon 70, On the Lord's Prayer*