Patristic Quote of the Day

It is up to us to sow this mustard seed in our minds and let it grow up within us into a great tree of understanding, reaching up to heaven and elevating all our faculties; then it will spread out branches of knowledge, the pungent savor of its fruits will make our mouths burn, its fiery kernel will kindle a blaze within us, inflaming our hearts, and the taste of it will dispel our unenlightened repugnance. Yes, it is true, a mustard seed is indeed an image of the Kingdom of God.—St. Peter Chrysologus, Sermon 98.