It Is Not He Who Begins Well

What Is The Mark Of A Christian? That He Be Purified Of All Defilement Of The Flesh And Of The Spirit In The Blood Of Christ, Perfecting Sanctification In The Fear Of God And The Love Of Christ, And That He Have No Blemish Nor Spot Nor Any Such Thing; That He Be Holy And Blameless And So Eat The Body Of Christ And Drink His Blood; For 'he That Eateth And Drinketh Unworthily, Eateth And Drinketh Judgement To Himself.' What Is The Mark Of Those Who Eat The Bread And Drink The Cup Of Christ? That They Keep In Perpetual Remembrance Him Who Died For Us And Rose Again.

If You Begin To Guard Wealth It Will Not Be Yours. But If You Begin To Distribute It, You Will Not Lose It.

Do Not Despise The Fish Because They Are Absolutely Unable To Speak Or To Reason, But Fear Lest You May Be Even More Unreasonable Than They By Resisting The Command Of The Creator. Listen To The Fish, Who Through Their Actions All But Utter This Word: 'we Set Out On This Long Journey For The Perpetuation Of Our Species.

Strive To Attain To The Greater Virtues, But Do Not Neglect The Lesser Ones. Do Not Make Light Of A Fall Even If It Be The Most Venial Of Faults; Rather, Be Quick To Repair It By Repentance, Although Many Others May Commit A Large Number Of Faults, Slight And Grievous, And Remain Unrepentant.

We Men Are Easily Prone To Sins Of Thought. Therefore, He Who Has Formed Each Heart Individually, Knowing That The Impulse Received From The Intention Constitutes The Major Element In Sin, Has Ordained That Purity In The Ruling Part Of Our Soul Be Our Primary Concern.