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D<\/span>uring Lent, I am reading the Desert Fathers. On occasion I will post sayings that strike me during my Lectio<\/i>.<\/p>\n

A meeting was held at Sketis about a brother who had sinned. The Fathers spoke, but Abba Pior kept silent. Later, he got up and went out. He took a sack and filled it with sand and carried it on his shoulder; then he put a little sand into a small bag that he carried in front of him. <\/p>\n

When the Fathers asked him what this meant he said, “In this sack which contains much sand, are my sins which are many; I have put them behind me so that I might not be troubled about them and so that I might not weep. And behold, here are the little sins of my brother which are in front of me, and I spend my time judging them. This is not right. Rather, I ought to carry my sins in front of me and concern myself with them, begging God to forgive me.” <\/p>\n

The Fathers stood up and said, “Verily, this is the way of salvation.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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