“Forgetting offences is a sign of sincere repentance. If you keep the memory of them, you may believe you have repented but you are like someone running in his sleep. Let no one consider it a minor defect, this darkness that often clouds the eyes even of spiritual people.” PeopleIfsBelieveMayEyeRunningSpiritualMemoriesSleepForgetDarknessForgivenessCloudsRepentanceSincereMinorsDefectsOffence Author:John Climacus
“The beginning of Christendom, is, strictly, at a point out of time. A metphysical trigonometry finds it among the spiritual Secrets, at the meeting of two heavenward lines, one drawn from Bethany along the Ascent of the Messias, the other from Jerusalem against the Descent of the Paraclete. That measurement, the measurement of eternity in operation, of the bright cloud and the rushing wind, is, in effect, theology.” TwoSpiritualLinesSecretEffectsWindEternityMeetingsCloudsTheologyOperationsMeasurementRushingJerusalemDescentAscentChristendomTrigonometry Book:The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church Source: The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church