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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: "Verily, O king, the Spirit of God dwelleth in thy son. Verily,
we are defeated, and have no further apology, and have no
strength to face the words that he hath uttered. Mighty
therefore, in sooth, is the God of the Christians: mighty is
their faith: mighty are their mysteries."
Then he turned him round toward the king's son and said, "Tell me
now, thou man, whose soul is enlightened, will Christ accept me,
if I forsake my evil deeds and turn to him?" "Yea," said that
preacher of truth; "Yea, he receiveth thee and all that turn to
him. And he not only receiveth thee, but he goeth out to meet
thee returning out of the way of iniquity, as though it were a
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