Nothing causes us to so nearly resemble God as the forgiveness of injuries.
Interpretation
Forgiving others brings us closer to the divine nature.
This quote by Saint John Chrysostom suggests that the act of forgiving injuries or wrongs done to us reflects our most divine qualities. It implies that through forgiveness, we can emulate God's compassion and mercy, thereby elevating our own moral and spiritual character.
In practice
In a speech about reconciliation, one could say, 'As Saint John Chrysostom reminds us, nothing causes us to resemble God more than the forgiveness of injuries.'
No one has ever been accused for not providing ornaments, but for those who neglect their neighbour a hell awaits with an inextinguishable fire and torment in the company of the demons. Do not, therefore, adorn the church and ignore your afflicted brother, for he is the most precious temple of all.
It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be generous, to love their follow men, to regard this present age as nothing, we instill virtue in their souls, and reveal the image of God within them.
Abba Moses asked Abba Sylvanus, Can a person lay a new foundation every day? The old man replied, If you work hard, you can lay a new foundation every moment. Abba Pimen said, To throw yourself before God, not to measure your progress, to leave behind all self-will; these are the instruments for the work of the soul. The desire to rule is the mother of heresies.
I hear no one boast, that he hath a knowledge of the Scriptures, but that he owneth a Bible written in golden characters. And tell me then, what profiteth this? The Holy Scriptures were not given to us that we should enclose them in books, but that we should engrave them upon our hearts.
Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason, be my daily refuge, my daily consolation, my daily joy, my source of rich and inexhaustible joy in life.
The future is uncertain but the end is always near.
There are sacraments of evil as well as of good about us, and we live and move to my belief in an unknown world, a place where there are caves and shadows and dwellers in twilight. It is possible that man may sometimes return on the track of evolution, and it is my belief that an awful lore is not yet dead.
Probably I dont believe in a lot of things that I used to believe in but that doesnt mean I dont believe in anything.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.
Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
According to Buddhist practice, there are three stages or steps. The initial stage is to reduce attachment towards life. The second stage is the elimination of desire and attachment to this samsara. Then in the third stage, self-cherishing is eliminated
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