Oblate Program at Belmont Abbey, NC

We are dependent on the grace of God

The roof of any house stands upon the foundations and the rest of  the structure. The foundations themselves are laid in order to  carry the roof. This is both useful and necessary, for the roof  cannot stand without the foundations and the foundations are  absolutely useless without the roof – no help to any living  creature. In the same way the grace of God is preserved by the  practice of the commandments, and the observance of these  commandments is laid down like foundations through the gift of  God. The grace of the Spirit cannot remain with us without the  practice of the commandments, but the practice of the commandments  is of no help or advantage to us without the grace of God.
St. Symeon the New Theologian
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