Wednesday, October 28, 2009

And then Anselm said...

Read the Anselm quote from the post below this one.

After reading (and posting) that quote I went on to read Anselm say later in that same book:


O CHRISTIAN soul, soul raised up from a grievous death, soul redeemed and delivered from a miserable slavery by the blood of God, arouse your mind from sleep, think of your resurrection, remember thy redemption and deliverance. Consider where and what is the strength of your salvation, (Ps. cxl. 7.) Occupy yourself in meditating thereon, delight yourself in the contemplation thereof; put away your daintiness, force yourself, give your mind to it; taste of the goodness of your Redeemer, kindle within yourself the love of your Savior. With your mind eat of the honeycomb of His words, with your understanding suck out their sweetness, for they are sweeter than honey;(Ps. xix. 10; cxix. 103). By loving them and rejoicing therein feed yourself upon them, for they are savory and wholesome completely. Rejoice in that eating, be glad in that sucking out of the sweetness, make merry in that feeding upon them.

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