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 Post subject: I love this story : )
PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:56 am 
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It is said of Saint Macarius that he became as a God upon earth, for even as God protects the whole world, so did he cover the faults he saw as if he did not see them. Once he came back to his cell to find a thief taking his things and loading them on a camel. Macarius' non-possessiveness was so great that he helped the thief load the camel. When the camel refused to rise, Macarius returned to his cell and brought a small hoe, said that the camel wanted the hoe also, loaded it on, and kicked the camel telling it to get up. The camel obeyed Macarius' command, but soon lay down again, and would not move until everything had been returned to Macarius. His contemporary, Saint Macarius of Alexandria, was so called because he came from Alexandria and was therefore of that Greek-speaking colony; while Saint Macarius the Great is also called "of Egypt," that is, he belonged to the ancient race native to Egypt, the Copts.

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 Post subject: Re: I love this story : )
PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:26 pm 
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Seems I've heard that before. It is a good story. :)


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Seems I've heard that before. It is a good story. :) I'd almost PAY someone to come take my stuff. hehe I'm going to tackle my room today as dd and kids may move back in this weekend and it will be much harder to do after they're here. Also, it gives me a deadline to get done by.


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 Post subject: Re: I love this story : )
PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:47 pm 
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Well, yeah, there are services that charge for that for us moderns. ; )

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