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13 May 2016

Giving Glory to God

Δότε οὖν Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν δόξαν.
 

Πῶς διδόαμεν Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν δόξαν; Οὐκ ἐν φωναῖς καὶ λεξειδίοις ζητῶ τὸ διδόναι Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν δόξαν, ἀλλ' ἐν πράξεσιν· ὁ διδοὺς δόξαν Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ  δίδωσι δόξαν αὐτῷ ἐν σωφροσύνῃ δοξάζων τὸν Θεὸν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, ἐν εὐποιίᾳ, δοξάζων τὸν Θεὸν· δὸς δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ ἐν ἀνδρείᾳ καὶ ὑπομονῇ· δὸς δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ ἐν εὐποιία καὶ ὁσιότητι, καὶ ταῖς λοιπαῖς ἀρεταῖς.
 
Ὠριγένης, Εἰς Ἱερεμίαν, Ὁμιλια ΙΒ'
'Give then glory to the Lord your God. '1

How do we give glory to the Lord our God? It is not to be found only in our giving glory to the Lord our God by voice and words, but it is also in deeds. He gives glory to God who gives glory to him in prudence, he gives glory to God who gives it in righteousness, he gives glory to God who gives it in good deeds. Give glory to God then in fortitude and patience, give glory to God in benefactions and piety and all the other virtues.

Origen, Twelfth Homily on Jeremiah

1 Jer 13.16




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