“For whom the LORD loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”” – Hebrews 12:6 . “The soul does not return to God unless it is taken from the world. When the soul is strongly attached to the de- sires of the world, that are liable to defile and destroy it, nothing brings her back except pain and suffering. When one is chastised, he realizes that he is suffering because of sin. May he goes back to him- self and say: “Lord be merciful to me, heal my soul for I have sinned against you” (Ps. 41:4). Lord chastise me by afflictions, for you scourge every son you accept, except the Only Begotten Son who is sinless. Lord, I tell you “I have sinned against you.” – St. Augustine