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On memory of insults

If anyone has appeased his anger, he has already suppressed the memory of insults, while as long as the mother is alive, the son persists.  In order to appease the anger, love is necessary. Some people have wearied themselves and suffered for a long time in order to extract forgiveness.  By far the best course, however, is to forget the offences, since the Lord says, Forgive at once and you will be forgiven in generous measure.  [cf Luke 6:37-38]

Let no one consider it a minor defect, this darkness that often clouds the eyes even of spiritual people.
Posted by Pres. Candace at 7:59 PM Labels: Drinking from the Hidden Fountain: A Patristic Breviary pg 230, St. John Climacus


