"St. Poeman the Great relates that a certain monk, carried away by zeal, was subjected to the following temptation. He saw another monk lying with a woman. For a long time he wrestled with the thought that urged him to stop them from sinning. At last he gave them a kick with his foot shouting: 'Stop it!' Suddenly he realized that it was only two sheaves of palm branches." - Counsels For the Spiritual Life of Monks
I love the Desert Fathers. Merton's collection of their sayings is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThat was kinda comical. :D
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