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Abba Macarius — Prayer for Self-Knowledge
By Abba MacariusSource: Abba Macarius - Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) - Public Domain48 words
This is the truth: if a monk regards contempt as praise, poverty as riches, and hunger as a feast, he will never die. For it is impossible for one who truly believes and practises godliness in truth, to fall into the unclean passions and error of the demons.
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