January 25, 1998
Studying
and Practicing Spiritual Wisdom
This week's selection is from an anonymous father of the
desert. Forgive me for its brevity, but it is very strong and speaks well to all of us
today.
BEGIN: An old man said, "The prophets wrote books, then came our Fathers who put them
into practice. Those who came after them learnt them by heart. Then came the present
generation, who have written them out and put them into their window seats without using
them." END
And from the life of another father,
BEGIN: The old man said, "Spiritual work is essential; it is for this we have come to
the desert. It is very hard to teach with the mouth that which one does not practice in
the body." END
both selections are from "The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers," by Sr.
Benedicta Ward, (Oxford: SLG Press, 1986), p. 31 and p. 33
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