It is time now for us to rise from sleep.

It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.

Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.

Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.

The sleepy like to make excuses.

Idleness is an enemy of the soul.

The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.