Abba Poemen* said, “To throw yourself before God, to not measure your progress, to leave behind all self-will — these are the instruments for the work of the soul.”
He also said, “Give not your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.”
* Abba Poemen (pronounced PEE-men) was a 4th century desert father. I almost started a new blog devoted to the sayings of the desert fathers, but I deleted it, because I found a good on-line source for their sayings. Under LINKS in my blog, click on The Desert Fathers for more sayings.
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