"For what greater grace could God have made to dawn on us than to make his only Son become the son of man, so that a son of man might in his turn become son of God?
"Ask if this were merited; ask for its reason, for its justification, and see whether you will find any other answer but sheer grace." - from a sermon of St. Augustine
I wanted to record this thought from Christmas Eve here, too, along with this:
"Dearly beloved, today our Saviour is born; let us rejoice. Sadness should have no place on the birthday of life. The fear of death has been swallowed up; life brings us joy with the promise of eternal happiness.
"No one is shut out from this joy; all share the same reason for rejoicing. Our Lord, victor over sin and death, finding no man free from sin, came to free us all. Let the saint rejoice as he sees the palm of victory at hand. Let the sinner be glad as he receives the offer of forgiveness. Let the pagan take courage as he is summoned to life." - from a sermon of St. Leo the Great
I must remember to focus on these things when I am in the midst of things that crush my spirit.
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