Patristic Quote of the Day

Here it is not so much God taking something away from him as it is his own unreadiness to receive the gifts. We ourselves do this all the time. When we see someone listening carelessly and when with much effort we cannot persuade him to listen at all, then it remains for us to be silent. For if we continue, even his carelessness is aggravated. But for someone who is striving to learn, we lead on and pour in much.—St. John Chrysostom, Hom. 45 on St. Matthew