| Εἰ οὔτε τῆς σὺν Χριστῳ αἰωνίου διαγωγῆς ἐπιθυμεῖτε, οὔτε τῆς ἀϊδίου φλογὸς τὴν κρίσιν δειλιᾶτε, ἢ πρὸς τοὺς καταφρονητὰς δαίμονας ἁμιλλᾶσθε, ἢ ἀνθρώπων ἰνδάλματα τυγχάνετε ἄψυχα, καὶ λόγου ἀμέτοχα, καὶ φόβου ἀναίσθητα Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος Του Πηλουσιώτου, Ἐπιστολὴ ΣΚΓ' Ζωσιμῳ, Εὐσταθιῳ, Μαρωνι |
If you neither eagerly desire eternity with Christ nor fear the judgement of Hell's fire, either you vie with contemptible demons, or you are as the soulless images of men, irrational and senseless of fear. Saint Isidore of Pelusium, Letter 223, To Zosimos, Eustathius and Maron |
28 Oct 2017
Desire and Fear
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