St. Gregory Nazianzen: 328-389 AD

"Each of us can say to the tempter, 'Unlike you, i have not yet become an outcast from Heaven through my pride.  By my Baptism i have become one with Him(God...Jesus).  It is you that should fall prostrate before me."'

This is a very deep and meaningful quote from St Gregory....each day...many times we battle with an enemy and we often cower in fear with the wrong perception of this relationship.  One with Christ is always the Majority!  'We can do ALL Things thru Christ Who strengthens us!'

Scripture is clear Phil 2:9-11

9Because of this, God greatly exalted Him

and bestowed on Him the Name

that is Above every name,

10that at the Name of Jesus

every knee should bend,

of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11and every tongue confess that

Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the Glory of God the Father.

Let us take time to read the life of  St. Gregory Nazianzen and become more empowered to imitate his virtues so that our perspective of the evil one will have it proper place.   And then we will not go forward powerless on our own but with Jesus  and have all the Power required to fight and win the battles life presents to us and those of the people we are called to minister to as well.  

The Church needs to be an informed and deeply holy body so that our Fruits will match those of the great ones that came before us and have already won the crown of victory.  

May we be open, pliable and courageous enough to chase God, pray for His Perfect Will in our lives and have the courage to act on it.  May we become the saints we each were created to be.  Praised be Jesus Christ NOW AND FOREVER!

St Gregory pray for us!

http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/gregnazi.htm