Snatching others from sin

I thought we’d conclude this series of sayings from the Desert Fathers with a bit of a bang…

Hyperichuius said, “Snatch your neighbour from his sins, so far as you can, and refrain from condemning him, for God does not reject those who turn to him. Let no evil word about your brother stay in your mind, so that you can say, ‘Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors’ (Matthew 7:12).”

– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V

I’ll be back with regular blogging tomorrow. See you soon 🙂