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   "The prophet bewails Ephraim and says, 'Ephraim prevails against his   
   adversary and treads down judgment' (Hos. 10:11). The adversary here is   
   'conscience.' Here the Gospel says, 'Come to an agreement with your   
   adversary while you are on the way with him, lest he deliver you to the   
   judge and the judge to the warders and they put you in chains. Truly, I say   
   to you, you shall not leave the place until you have paid the last   
   farthing' (Mt. 5:25-26). Why does he call conscience the adversary? It is   
   called the adversary because it always opposes our evil desires and tells   
   what we ought to do and we do not, or what we ought not to do and we do;   
   and it accuses us, and so conscience is called our adversary, and our Lord   
   admonishes, 'Come to an agreement with your adversary while you are on the   
   way;' for the 'way' as St. Basil says, is this world."   
      
   St. Dorotheos of Gaza.   
      
   "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs   
   is the kingdom of heaven."  Matthew 5:10   
      
   Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)