19 The Sayings of the Desert Fathers - St Anthony the great #shorts #stanthonythegreat

19. The brethren came to the Abba Anthony and said to him,
'Speak a word; how are we to be saved?' The old man said to them,
'You have heard the Scriptures. That should teach you how.' But
they said, 'We want to hear from you too, Father.' Then the old
man said to them, 'The Gospel says, "if anyone strikes you on one
cheek, turn to him the other also."' (Matt. 5.39) They said, 'We
cannot do that.' The old man said, 'If you cannot offer the other
cheek, at least allow one cheek to be struck.' 'We cannot do that
either,' they said. So he said, 'If you are not able to do that, do not
return evil for evil,' and they said, 'We cannot do that either.' Then
the old man said to his disciple, 'Prepare a little brew of corn for
these invalids. If you cannot do this, or that, what can I do for you?
What you need is prayers.'

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