This cross is the tree of my eternal salvation, nourishing and delighting me. I take root in its roots, I am extended in its branches, I am delighted by its dews, I am fertilized by its spirit as by a delightful breeze. In my tent I am shaded by its shade, and fleeing the excessiveContinue reading “The Tree of my eternal salvation”
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Alas, dear Christ, the snake is here again
Alas, dear Christ, the snake is here again.Alas, he is here: terror has seized me, and fear.Alas that I ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge.Alas that his envy led me to envy too.I did not become like God; I was cast out of paradise.Temper, sword, awhile, the heat of your flamesand letContinue reading “Alas, dear Christ, the snake is here again”
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