Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Repressing the Evil Wind

"When there is a hot sun and a wind blowing, the sun and the wind each have a body and nature of their own, but no one can separate between sun and wind, unless God, who alone can, should make the wind to cease from blowing. In like manner sin is mingled with the soul, though each has its own nature. It is impossible to separate between the soul and sin, unless God should stop and repress this evil wind, which dwells in the soul and in the body."

- St. Macarius the Egyptian

Reference: http://www.archive.org/details/fiftyspiritualho00pseuuoft