‘By stating that when you deaden the deeds of the flesh through the Spirit you will live (v13), he intends them to glorify and thank God. Offer thanksgiving to Him who guides you by His Spirit so that you are enabled to go through trials and appear as children of God …’ St Augustine
“We should fear both of them; namely, getting burnt by temptations, and getting destroyed by the water of corruption. See, fire will not burn you, and water will not destroy you; You pass through fire to water, then pass through water as well. That is why in the sacramental rites, fire is used first, and …
God does not judge the beauty of his work by the charm of the eyes and He does not form the same idea of beauty that we form. What He finds beautiful is what, in its perfection, shows all the fitness of art, and what works toward the usefulness of its purpose. So God, who …
