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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:A PHYSICIAN OF SOULS \nFrom the Philokalia of Origen \n◊◊◊ \nNearly all readers of the Book of Exodus\, both believers and unbelievers\, \nare disturbed at the frequently occurring words\, The Lord hardened the heart \nof Pharaoh\, and\, I will harden the heart of Pharaoh. For among many other \ncauses of men’s disbelief we must include this: that things unworthy of God are \nspoken about God; and it is unworthy of God to bring about the hardening of \nany man’s heart so that he may disobey the will of him who hardens. \nFor readers who are convinced that there is no other God but the \nCreator think that God arbitrarily has mercy on whom he will have mercy\, \nand hardens whom he will\, when there is no reason why this should be so. \nOthers\, better advised than these\, say they look upon Scripture as \ncontaining many secrets\, and do not on that account turn aside from the \nsound faith. One of the secrets they hold to be the true account of this \nportion of Scripture. Others\, alleging that there is a God other than the \nCreator\, will have him to be just but not good\, very foolishly and impiously \ngoing the length of severing righteousness from goodness. \nFor ourselves\, we are convinced\, as we study the sacred Scriptures and \ncontemplate creation with its evidence of orderly design\, that things visible and \ninvisible\, things temporal and things eternal\, come from God the Creator\, who \nis the same with the Father of our Lord and Saviour\, the good and just and wise \nGod. In handling the Scriptures we strive to keep that steadily in view\, begging \nGod our Saviour to show us all things pertaining to a good and just and wise \nGod\, for we suppose that the things we speak of cannot be regarded\, at least \nby intelligent beings\, as the result of chance\, but that we must ask ourselves \nwhether they are consistent with his goodness and justice and wisdom… \nThe Word of God is a physician of souls and uses the most diverse \nmethods of healing the sick. Some of these methods of healing give pain and \ntorment to those who are under treatment\, some act speedily and some slowly. \nThe whole of inspired Scripture abounds in proofs of each of these statements. \nThe God who designed souls knows all their different constitutions\, and\, \nbecause he is an expert in the art of healing\, it is for him alone to say what is \nbest to be done for each\, and when.
URL:https://laycisterciansofgethsemani.org/event/vigils-reading-400/
CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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