"Do you fast? Then also feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the oppressed, comfort those who grieve and who weep, be merciful, humble, kind, calm, patient, sympathetic, forgiving, reverent, truthful and pious, so that God might accept your fasting and might plentifully grant you the fruits of repentance."
John Chrysostom
"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 neighbor as ourselves. For no part of Creation is left void of Him: He has filled all things everywhere."
Athanasius of Alexandria
"In the Incarnation the whole human race recovers the dignity of the
image of God. Thereafter, any attack, even on the least of men, is an
attack on Christ, who took on the form of man, and in his own Person
restored the image of God in all. Through our relationship with the
Incarnation, we recover our true humanity, and at the same time are
delivered from that perverse individualism which is the consequence of
sin, and recover our solidarity with all mankind."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Let us feel what we really are--sinners attempting great things. Let us simply obey God's will, whatever may come. He can turn all things to our eternal good. Easter day is preceded by the forty days of Lent, to show us that they only who sow in tears shall reap in joy."
John Henry Newman
Gold and silver bounced back today, after a vicious overnight plunge triggered by dumping of contracts in the quiet hours of trading, while Asia still remains mostly on holiday.
Stocks gave up some of their recent gains, but came off the lows in the NY afternoon hours, again.
The Dollar dropped.
Need litte, want less, love more. For those who abide in love abide in God, and God in them.
Have a pleasant weekend.
