St. Athanasius: It is a fact, brothers and sisters, that the path of the saints in this life is one full of troubles...
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It is a fact, brothers and sisters, that the path of the saints in this life is one full of troubles.
They either endure the pain of longing for that which is to come, like the one who said, ‘Woe is me that I have such a long pilgrimage’ (Ps. 120:5, LXX) or they are distressed by their longing for the salvation of others, as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, ‘I am afraid that whey I come to you, God may humble me and cause me to weep and mourn over many who have sinned and not repented of impurity, fornication and licentiousness which they have practiced.'”
St. Athanasius
