"The nature of water is soft, that of stone is hard; but if a bottle is hung above the stone, allowing the water to fall drop by drop, it wears away the stone. So it is with the word of God; it is soft, and our heart is hard, but the one who hears the word of God often, opens his heart to the fear of God."
-Quote from Abba Poemen, excerpted from The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, page 183, 162
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