Polycarp: far from sin

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
    Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155
Meditation:
    Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
    —1 Corinthians 13:6 (NIV)
Quotation:
    He that is furnished with love, stands at a distance from all sin.
    ... Polycarp (69?-155?), Letter to the Philippians A.D. 110-140, 3:3 (see the book)
    See also 1 Cor. 13:6; Prov. 16:6; 1 John 5:18; Jas. 5:19-20
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, displace the sin in me with love. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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