Lenten Quotes from the Church Fathers: Macarius of Egypt
March 10, 2012 Comments Off on Lenten Quotes from the Church Fathers: Macarius of Egypt
“A brother questioned Abba Poemen, saying, ‘If I see my brother [or sister] sinning, should I hide the fact?’ The old man said, ‘At the moment when we hide a brother [or sister’s] fault, God hides our own. At the moment when we reveal a brother [or sister’s] fault, God reveals our own.'”
– Macarius of Egypt