Some saints were gentle. Some were pious from childhood. Then there’s Moses the Black—an Ethiopian slave turned murderer, turned gang leader, turned desert monk, turned martyr. His story is epic...
The image of father Moses tying his former thieves into sacks like grain and carriyng them before his superiors is such a beautiful image! It beautifully shows how one literally reaps what one sows and also how strangely even evil seed of a lawless past which Moses literally raised as his followers can in GOD be turned into good by repentance.
Also it is a par execelance image of "taking every thoughy captive and bringing it before Christ". This is how evil dead spirits are dealt with! Glory to GOD for such a glorious holy father!
Thank you for putting this together father!
The image of father Moses tying his former thieves into sacks like grain and carriyng them before his superiors is such a beautiful image! It beautifully shows how one literally reaps what one sows and also how strangely even evil seed of a lawless past which Moses literally raised as his followers can in GOD be turned into good by repentance.
Also it is a par execelance image of "taking every thoughy captive and bringing it before Christ". This is how evil dead spirits are dealt with! Glory to GOD for such a glorious holy father!
Thank you!