Monday, January 25, 2016

Quote of the Week

[From a discussion of forgiving other who have wronged us:] 

"When you set out to appear before the Lord, let the garment of your soul be woven throughout with the thread of wrongs no longer remembered."

- John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent

(Painting: "The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau," by Peter Paul Rubens, c.1625, oil on canvas)