Desert Fathers: Walking the walk
Poemen also said, “Teach your heart to follow what your tongue is saying to others.”
He also said, “Men try to appear excellent in preaching but they are less excellent in practising what they preach.”
– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V
So true…so many times I’ve heard myself giving advice to friends that I need to follow myself.
Ouch.
I have monk-specific ones coming up soon… 😉
Oh, greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaat.