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2019-05-28 12:48:15 UTC
"A brother asked Abba Matoes: ???What shall I do? My tongue causes me
trouble and whenever I am among people, I cannot control it and I condemn
them in all their good deeds and contradict them. What, therefore, shall I
do???? The old man answered him: ???If you cannot control yourself, go away
from people and live alone. For this is a weakness. Those who live together
with others ought not be square, but round, in order to turn toward all.
Further,??? the old man said: ???I live alone not because of my virtue, but
rather because of my weakness. You see, those who live among people are the
strong ones.'"
The Desert Fathers.
"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in
Him!" Psalm 34:8
Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.
trouble and whenever I am among people, I cannot control it and I condemn
them in all their good deeds and contradict them. What, therefore, shall I
do???? The old man answered him: ???If you cannot control yourself, go away
from people and live alone. For this is a weakness. Those who live together
with others ought not be square, but round, in order to turn toward all.
Further,??? the old man said: ???I live alone not because of my virtue, but
rather because of my weakness. You see, those who live among people are the
strong ones.'"
The Desert Fathers.
"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in
Him!" Psalm 34:8
Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.