Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

 

  (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) Do you want to honor Christ’s body? Then do not scorn Him in His nakedness, nor honor Him here in the church with silken garments while neglecting Him outside where He is cold and naked…Now in saying this, I am not forbidding you to make such gifts; I am only demanding that along with such gifts and before them you give alms.  St. John Chrysostom

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons )   If we keep ourselves in the presence of God, we shall neither think, nor say, nor do what is wrong, convinced as we are that God is the witness of all our thoughts and words and actions. St. John Chrysostom

  There is nothing – however simple –- that our lukewarmness won’t present to us as difficult and costly.   Conversely, there is nothing – however difficult and costly – that our fervor and determination won’t present to us as pleasant and agreeable.  St. John Chrysostom

  It is not enough to remove the arrow from the body.   We also have to heal the wound caused by the arrow.   It is the same with the sinner; after we have received forgiveness for our sins, we have to heal the wound that remains through penance.  St. John Chrysostom