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This post is for the Jew, orthodox/messianic and the gentile catholic/protestant alike. It has put me in a right perspective/humility concerning Divine, Holy, Almighty God.

THE SAYINGS OF THE DESERT FATHERS (the alphabetical collection) Translated by
Benedica Ward and Foreword by Metropolitan Anthony

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--FOREWORD, --2nd para.

Modern man seeks mainly for 'experience'--putting himself at the center of things he wishes to make them subservient to this aim; too often, even God becomes the source from which the highest experience flows, instead of being Him Whom we adore, worship and are prepared to serve, whatever the cost to us. Such an attitude was unknown to the Desert, moreover, the Desert repudiated it as sacrilegious: the experiential knowledge which God in His Infinite Love and condescension gives to those who seek Him with their whole heart is always a gift; its essential, abiding quality is its gratuity: it is an act of Divine Love and cannot therefore be deserved,

Eternity has left mankind behind in the day of its calamity, and it's just a matter of time before we, altogether, find that indeed it had.

but I am so very proud and lifted up in the world's delight at my effort and affection, in its approval and applaud at my vanity and vain countenance

today I am convinced that God intervened in my life as He did with Jeremiah, that is, even from before the womb. spared and forgiven, regenerated and reborn, undeserved yet alive, in Christ my Savior, this very moment. Amen.

Without love, our being human is absolute, utter meaninglessness. It is less than emptiness. It is far worse than nothingness. For we human-being, save for divine love, which is our atonement for sin through Christ, are as worthless things of life minus charity. The darkest of voids would be of more value. And, so, we human-beings but for love's sake have no usefulness neither any purpose in Christ, that is, in Grace nor Truth absent of love. God is Love.

For humanity's betterment there is no other workable solution to remedy, verily cure, our sinful disease of pride and fear ...eic.; indeed, as a matter of fact, there will be no continuation in our advancement, our evolvement, as God's highest form of created-life and love, except in Grace; that is, in our devout, true, unwavering reliance in the Gospel. Thank God we were designed and formed as living entities of Grace, as fortified tentaments from Grace, and as eternal souls for Grace ... His Truth, Glory, Honor, and Praise.

not only the height to which one has achieved, but also the depth from which one did precede. more importantly however, no matter circumstance or situation, the true and right measure of a man-God only knows and understands

The "human" race? but to where? to win what? Figures like a "rat" race, even ran like one, and you know the thing about a rat race is even should you win your still, at your best, nothing but a rat.

strange but true, after being here awhile and learning, we find out for ourselves that we are actually fighting for life in a dying world.
Truth is stranger than anything on earth.

I don't ever remember being taught that the "Lady," "Harriet Tubman," thought or treated life as a game she was p[laying; especially not her own - as she conducted other's lives upon the "underground railroad-" treating and thinking of her life and theirs as if it was some sort of a "game" the LORD GOD had put her in to play.
Neither are we to pretend to be as gods, as if divinity, holiness, and our hope in grace is to be seen as our very own "roll of the dice;" do we follow likewise after the suit of sacrilege, as if the Gospel is but a child's card game--even that we might rob or cheat it.

as with the adults (s. carolina), so likewise with the students. this is what you get when you take God, prayer, and faith out of the [human] equation

the Holiness of the law God spoke is perfeci and unquestionable, and, also it is good and right according to its condemnation of that (flesh) which does not and cannot (flesh) accord in God's will because it is a "created-thing;" unlike spirit which is uncreated and only God-given. Creaied things are perfect in their imperfection and need of God's will:(?) We are items of Grace, thus salvageable. This up for correction if it is not orthodoxy - please.

The Messiah, our Grace and Isaac's also, came before all things for He is One and the Same, that One Only God, "hear o' Israel the Lord our God is One," the very Word of God is God. The Word was with God and the Word was [is] God.. Let not human minds, hearts, mouth, eye, ear, thought, or notion, neither of or by angel, feign to separate Father, Word(Son), and Holy Spirit.

experience-- the best teacher; because for one thing, it has gained from the most practice; its other great advantage is that usually it has been earnestly and, at times, longingly schooled at the feet of some of this world's best instructors: suffering, surrender, willingness, humility, and the greatest love of all.

protestantism, catholicism judaism just like agnosticism, even atheism, so do we we all fall awfully short of His Truth and Glory.Point a finger and three point back. amen?

when the Word says" there is none righteous, no not one," believe it; there are no hidden exception behind what is said; neither martyr, confessor, disciple, rabbi, preist, no not one individually or two or three collectively are exempt or set apart from this - God's Truth. But for the Grace of God there go I. save us God, Thy own remnant for Thy Self through Jesus Christ our Lord, amen. He who forgives a lot usually has bee to hell and now has been forgiven all and loved by Grace, which was before us all

along with prayers of forgiveness, of thanksgiving, and for power to carry out God's will, I have found The book "Imitation of Christ" is - for me - after the Bible my chief source of guidance and strength

We say, "Get honest." If we dare get honest, God will prove faithful.

How we do prove that prejudice is truly based in plain old ignorance, inhumanely, individually and, or, collectively. It is verily ungodliness, unloving, none seems able to escape its sway, no not one.

They try to childishly and fool-heartedly mock God within mere weak human cunning and clever philosophy, but as in this example even "godly" children cannot be, we cannot beguile.

Everyone wants to reach the kingdom of heaven, but no one wants to go by way of death. However, there stands necessity saying, "This way please." Do you O'man hesitate to come this way; when it was by this way that God came to you. St. Athanasius 296 ad - 373 ad

Again ... Police, just like the President, are supposed to be greatly scrutinized; for as is the President our high model of citizenship checked and rechecked, so too are our police-officers to uphold our highest standards of training, duty, service. fellowship, and sacrifice, for they truly are among our greatest leaders--trusted servants--in the sight and hearing of the children, at the street level, day to day, on the frontline for justice and fairness,
our peace and safety.

If we are not found to be grounded in FELLOWSHIP AND LOVE with Christ by the demons set against us, if they cannot trap us in our sin that we should die in them, then "one day, one circumstance, and one situation at a time," they will maliciously seek to make us miserable and discontent in our body, mind, heart, and particularly, in our soul for this is where they are most productive at here on earth; using our flesh and carnality against us ... "but for the Grace of God," in Christ, to usward, "there go I. "Hosanna in the highest" "AMEN!"

we never truly grow out of childishness; we just end-up caught-up in a tangled mess of vain earthly attitudes and stuck in a sticky web of materialistic liabilities. maturity comes with discipleship; it begins with our acceptance of Grace

don't even sweat the "small stuff," because it's all drama

what assumptions I take to myself upon a willful humility I do not possess neither practice. I find a coerced humility come upon me a blessing.

when and how you should die the demons care not, just as long as you die unsaved; they would prefer that you should live long enough to die a victim of sin, jus...

when and how you should die the demons care not, just as long as you die unsaved; they would prefer that you should live long enough to die a victim of sin, just as they are casualties of the power and wretchedness of sin. but thanks be to God our Father that the days have been shortened and the way has been straightened in and through the Grace that is in Christ Jesus, our Lord. amen!

We thank God that He literally came once again - as in the "beginning," as at the "fall," to save us after a time. After a time of lost innocence, a time of fear, of guilt and of shame, a time of self-imposed separation; wonderfully God appeared in our presence and for our peace, even after a time of faithful admonishment and cleansing purgation. Thus again, God did come at the perfect time: at the time of our rebellion and the time of our redemption; at the time of our judgment and at the time of our justification; at the time and, verily, in the midst of our transgression He came for our atonement and deliverance from sin, of which is the sting of death.

human nature hasn't changed not one tit, not one tittle, since Adam, however human opinions have just about ruined our world: life, land, sky, sea, air, and water ....

put an atheist or agnostic ALONE in a dingy in the middle of an ocean or place them ALONE deeply in a thick and dark forest or, ... etc;. it will be that then and there they shall in no uncertain terms or ideas find that God is--deep down in everyone of us, including themselves ... when they seek God

albeit, the work is in living up to that which we profess out of our mouths, less it is proven not to be in our hearts at all

can the blind lead the blind? won't the union of men with men and women with women eventually and finally end with the extinction of our species of animal. is this a strategic even a tacit form of suicide. to each its own but why advocate suicidal, genocidal and extinctual tendencies. what if they should "catch-on" and run rampant or "viral."

WHAT"S ON YOUR MIND? THAT WHICH IS ON YOUR HEART?

Beyond a shadow of doubt! my sin is greater than that similitude of Adam's sin, and too Eve's sin, which was committed in the garden; that sin which overtook him, in which he fell. it seems I sin deliberately; they have the angel to blame. I am without excuse. Grace before me, so far reaching and eternal, Grace be to God. Amen!

Beyond a shadow of doubt! my sin is greater than that similitude of Adam's sin, and too Eve's sin, which was committed in the garden; that sin which overtook him, in which he fell. it seems I sin deliberately; they have the angel to blame. I am without excuse. Grace before me, so far reaching and eternal, Grace be to God. Amen!

Humility, firstborn of the Divine virtues, begotten of Grace and of Love, descendant of Truth and of Justice, forefather of faith- unfeigned. of obedience-undaunted and of sacrifice-unequalled: Humble, He it is that be--first of all those Who are of and in the line of holy royalty born of that highest lineage of glory and honor, of heaven and earth. Amen.

 

The most important conversation of the day is our prayers with the Lord Jesus:
However, of all the very many prayers of the morning, noon, and evening watch - altogether each and every prayer of this day which goes up; truly, only very few actually reach the ears of Jesus to be heard of Him, and then, thereby be divinely and perfectly presented by Him to Jehovah, His Father. Why? Because, although they are timely and obedient in nature, yet these prayers of ours are most time utterly selfish in their essence, being absent of true and perfect humility; that is, we ought first to pray, "God, Thy will, not mine, be done,"

Truly, "belief" in God is a gift from God. Let us pray. Amen. For not everyone believes

One life, spiritual life, human life, is vastly more valuable, and too much more deeper, wider, and important to God than all the inanimate cosmos and galaxies in the universe, for each is the image of Jesus Christ, the Word, the Son of God.

Lord God, I too am a sinner, a wretch, lost in myself and I am the least worthy and most unworthy to lift up my eyes to heaven.

Once again, “Ceasar” is demanding that Christians bow down and worship idols and sanctify unholy, unnatural relationships. Else face the lions if the Coliseum.
And so it is again that, "the blood of Christians is the seed of Christianity.
God Himself has so ordained it for us--the "Cross" with persecutions: and if we refuse the persecution then do we also refuse the "Cross,," the Holy Crown of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

while yet sinners, Christ died for us, for all: children, women and men, for every single one of us-the prisoners of the earth

Hope for the hopeless; a sign unto the gentiles; wisdom unto the wise; "Jesus" is riches of grace, truth, mercy, and charity for the poor in spirit. Amen.

As a species of life, earth's highest species of "higher-life forms and beings," even being akin to the angels born in heaven--how utterly, spiritually sickened... we have become since the time of Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel ... physically, mentally, and emotionally, diseased and perverted. And we know it, but we are - of ourselves - unable, incapable of doing anything about it: the effects of the herd instinct for sin. "You are a master of Israel and do not know and see this!"

being and doing, walking and talking, hearing and heeding, in each of these sets of comparison-the one is not to be confused with the other. thanks for the admonishment and edification of my mind, heart, and soul. we all need to support one another with such examples of our folly. Love!