Epiphanius the Bishop said, “The acquisition of Christian books is necessary for those who can use them; for the very sight of them renders us less inclined to sin, and incites us to believe more firmly in righteousness.”At last! The excuse for which I’ve been searching all these years!
From: The Desert of the Heart: Daily Readings with the Desert Fathers ed. Benedicta Ward SLG, Darton Longman & Todd, 1988.
But seriously, experience teaches that this is true: even unopened, godly books we have read before stand like silent confessors on our shelves, and turn our hearts again to Christ...
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