“In baptism you received the command to wage the invisible warfare against the enemies of your soul; take it up now. Long enough have you dallied; sunk in indifference and laziness you have let much valuable time go to waste. Therefore you must begin again from the beginning: for you have let the purity you received in baptism be sullied in dire fashion. Arise then; but do so at once, without delay. Do not defer your purpose till ‘tonight’ or 'tomorrow’ or 'later’, when I have finished what I have to do just now.’ The interval may be fatal. No, this moment, the instant you make your resolution, you will show by your action that you have taken leave of your old self and have now begun a new life, with a new destination and a new way of living. Arise, therefore, without fear and say Lord, let me begin now. Help me!”
Tito Colliander, “The Way of the Ascetics”
Δεν υπάρχουν σχόλια:
Δημοσίευση σχολίου