One day Saint Epiphanius sent someone to Abba
Hilarion with this request, ‘Come, and let us see one another before we depart
from the body.’ When he came, they rejoiced in each other's company. During
their meal, they were brought a fowl; Epiphanius took it and gave it to
Hilarion. Then the old man said to him, ‘Forgive me, but since I received the
habit I have not eaten meat that has been killed.’ Then the bishop answered,
‘Since I took the habit, I have not allowed anyone to go to sleep with a
complaint against me and I have not gone to rest with a complaint against
anyone.’ The old man replied, ‘Forgive me, your way of life is better than
mine.'
From The Sayings of the Desert Father, Sr Benedicta Ward
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One hand I agree that guns do not kill people, but they sure make it a lot easier. Flame throwers also do not kill people, but I’d hate to see them become legal. On the other hand, I live in the Chicago area; the city has some of the most strict gun laws and at the same time, the highest gun crimes.Peace.
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