For the Lord touched all parts of creation, and freed and undeceived them all from every deceit.

You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading.

Christians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer.

Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves.

Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds.

For the Lord touched all parts of creation, and freed and undeceived them all from every deceit.

The Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and to teach suffering men. For one who wanted to make a display the thing would have been just to appear and dazzle the beholders. But for Him Who came to heal and to teach the way was not merely to dwell here, but to put Himself at the disposal of those who needed Him, and to be manifested according as they could bear it, not vitiating the value of the Divine appearing by exceeding their capacity to receive it.