Through the Church Fathers: November 3

When sorrow presses too near, both body and soul cry out for healing. Today, Aquinas teaches where sorrow comes from—how it rises from memory, the senses, and love itself—and how it is eased by rest, friendship, contemplation, and divine charity (1–2.37.1–4).In Augustine, we watch creation’s dawn draw to its close, as he beholds humanity made in the image of God—reason governing desire, love ordering all things toward the Creator (13.34–35).And in the Shepherd of Hermas, we stand among the twelve mountains, watching the Builder test and choose his stones for the great tower of the Church. Some are luminous, some crumble, yet all are tried in the waters of repentance until they are made firm and fitted to the living house of God (Similitude 9.1–5).Explore the Project:Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.comPatreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpattonCredo Courses – https://www.credocourses.comCredo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org#Aquinas #Confessions #Hermas #ChurchFathers #Sorrow #Repentance #Creation