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In Praise of a Candle
These are thy gifts; they are good
-Saint Augustine, City of God,
Book 15, Chapter 22
A
votive candle is good, and prayers are good
And
those for whom the candle is lit are good
Especially
when they feel they are not good
Because
they are His gifts, and they are good
When
we light a candle for someone else
We
light it for ourselves, all without knowing
In
the workings of the Ekonomia
Because
we are His gifts, and we are good
In
spite of ourselves – we must accept it
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