The storm and the tempests which beat against us
fool for Christ 07 Feb 2023 15:34:23 GMT
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"The storm and the tempests which beat against us are the temptations of this life, which in the world, as in a tempestuous sea, do not permit us to have a fair voyage free from pain, in a calm sea, and one which is free from evils. The casting of Jonah from the ship into the sea, signifies the fall of the first man from life to death, who received that sentence because, through having sinned, he fell from righteousness: 'Dust you art, and unto dust you shall return.'" The Mystery of Jonah by St. Methodius. ----------------------------------------------- "Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice." Jonah 2:1-2 Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.