St. Mark the Ascetic | When rain falls upon the earth, it gives life to the quality inherent in each plant...
When rain falls upon the earth, it gives life to the quality inherent in each plant: sweetness in the sweet, astringency in the astringent; similarly, when grace falls upon the hearts of the faithful, it gives to each the energies appropriate to the different virtues without itself changing.
St. Mark the Ascetic
