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Clement of Alexandria, on Ps 85:2
Clement of Alexandria · c. A.D. 150–215
Ps 85:2 · Douay-Rheims
“Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.”
On this verse:
“Therefore, the Word is our educator who heals the unnatural passions of our soul with his counsel. The art of healing, strictly speaking, is the relief of the ills of the body, an art learned through human wisdom. Yet, the only true divine healer of human sickness, the holy comforter of the soul when it is ill, is the Word of the Father. Scripture says, "Save your servant, O my God, who puts his trust in you. Have mercy on me, O Lord, because I have cried to you the whole day through." In the words of Democritus, "The healer, by his art, cures the body of its diseases, but it is wisdom that rids the spirit of its ills." The good educator of little ones, however, Wisdom, the Word of the Father, who created human beings, concerns himself with the whole creation, and as the physician of the whole person heals both body and soul.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.