St. Augustine asserts that the pursuit of knowledge through natural sciences is limitless and often uncertain. However, believers should hold firm to the understanding that all existence originates from a benevolent Creator, who is the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Augustine’s Prayer on Seeking God’s Grace and Guidance Through Jesus Christ
Turn we to the Lord God, the Father Almighty, and with pure hearts offer to Him, so far as our meanness can, great and true thanks, with all our hearts praying His exceeding kindness, that of His good pleasure He would deign to hear our prayers, that by His Power He would drive out the enemy from our deeds and thoughts, that He would increase our faith, guide our understandings, give us spiritual thoughts, and lead us to His bliss, through Jesus Christ His Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Him, in the Unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
Augustine: Thou, the One, the Good God, hast never ceased to do good
We therefore see those things which Thou madest, because they are; but they are because Thou seest them. And we see without that they are, and within that they are good, but Thou didst see them there, when made, where Thou didst see them to be made. And we were at another time moved to … Continue reading Augustine: Thou, the One, the Good God, hast never ceased to do good
Augustine: Our hearts are restless until finding rest in God.
Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.
Augustine On Devil’s Temples and Haunts of Deceits
Here is my first blog for 2019, which will be short and sweet. I have of recent been listening to the City of God audio-book (obviously recorded by somebody else). City of God was written by St. Aurelius Augustine (AD 354-430), a philosopher and theologian from the Latin (Western) church fathers. He served as the … Continue reading Augustine On Devil’s Temples and Haunts of Deceits
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