I never notice the last time I hear the songbirds or the night peepers as fall turns into winter, but I definitely notice the first time I hear both in the spring. My heart soars to hear them because I know warm sun, tree leaves, and green grass aren’t far behind.
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"Repentance is the voluntary endurance of all afflictions. A penitent is the inflicter of his own punishments. Repentance is the mighty persecution of the stomach, and a striking of the soul into vigorous awareness."
St. John Climacus, Ladder Step 5.1 in The Ladder of Divine Ascent, trans. Archimandrite Lazarus Moore (New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers), 98