Give and forgive - the two wings of prayer Augustine of Hippo - TopicsExpress



          

Give and forgive - the two wings of prayer Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) describes Jesus double precept to give and forgive as two essential wings of prayer: Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given you. These are the two wings of prayer on which it flies to God. Pardon the offender what has been committed, and give to the person in need (Sermon 205.3). Let us graciously and fervently perform these two types of almsgiving, that is, giving and forgiving, for we in turn pray the Lord to give us things and not to repay our evil deeds (Sermon 206.2).
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:51:05 +0000

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