
Evil Thoughts Five through Eight
What God is Not
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Cashion - Is There a Gift of the Eucharist in the Divine Liturgy?
When malicious thoughts enter your heart, expel them with anger and then turn to compunction and repentance as if your soul were resting in a bed of stillness. We are often indifferent to our brethren who are distressed or upset on the grounds that they are in this state through no fault of ours. The doctor capital D, the doctor of souls, however, wishing to root out the soul's excuses from the heart, tell us to leave our gift and to be reconciled not only if we happen to be upset by our brother, but also if he is upset by us whether justly or unjustly. Only when we have healed this breach through our apology should we offer our gift.
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