Practicing Holiness

Practicing Holiness

Stay in your cell

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Michael R Palmer
Sep 28, 2021
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“Here’s some advice from the Desert Fathers and Mothers: Go to your cell, and your cell will teach you everything you need to know…Cell, as referred to here, is a metaphor, an image, a place inside life, rather than someone’s private bedroom. Cell refers to duty, vocation, and commitment. In essence, this is what’s being said: ‘Go to your cell, and your…

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