The beauty of the Bible.

  In the Bible God has said absolutely everything that was necessary to be said to men. The

biography of every man . everyone without exception . is found in the Bible.

  In it each of us can find himself portrayed and thoroughly described in detail; all those vir-

tues and vices which you have and can have and cannot have.

  You will  find  the  paths  on  which  your  own  soul  and  everyone  else.s  journey  from  sin  to

sinlessness, and the entire path from man to God and from man to satan. You will find the means

to free yourself from sin.

  In short, you will find the complete history of sin and sinfulness, and the complete history of

righteousness and the righteous.

  If you are mournful, you will find consolation in the Bible; if you are sad, you will find joy;

if you are angry . tranquility; if you are lustful . continence; if you are foolish . wisdom; if

you are bad . goodness; if you are a criminal . mercy and righteousness; if you hate your fel-

low man . love.

  In it you will find a remedy for all your vices and weak points, and nourishment for all your

virtues and accomplishments.

  If you are good, the Bible will teach you how to become better and best; if you are kind, it

will teach you angelic tenderness; if you are intelligent, it will teach you wisdom.

  If you appreciate the beauty and music of literary style, there is nothing more beautiful or

more moving than what is contained in Job, Isaiah, Solomon, David, John the Theologian and the

Apostle Paul. Here music . the angelic music of the eternal truth of God . is clothed in human

words.

  The more one reads and studies the Bible, the more he finds reasons to study it as often and

as frequently as he can. According to St. John Chrysostom, it is like an aromatic root, which pro-

duces more and more aroma the more it is rubbed.