Do ye also feed and guide them well. For the pastor who cares for his sheep engages in no other pursuit along with that. He does not make a vineyard nor plant gardens nor does he fall into the troubles of this world. Never have we seen a pastor who left his sheep in the wilderness and became a merchant or one who left his flock to wander and became a husbandman. But if he deserts his flock and does these things he thereby hands over his flock to the wolves.” St Aphrahat of Persia #churchfathers #truth orthodoxy #christianity #copticorthodox #dailyreading