“The Will is like a brass wall between man and God. It is like a stumbling stone by which we go against and oppose the Will of God”. Abba Poemen. . . . . . “Therefore eternal and divine things are to be followed, and all things must be done after the will of God, …
“Accordingly, I beseech you, let us so perform all our actions that we may not fail to obtain such glory as this. To obtain it is by no means difficult, if we desire it, or arduous, if we apply ourselves to it. For, “If we endure, we shall also reign.” What is the meaning of …