Gregory the Great, on Ps 21:15

“I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.”

“And so fire cooked the meats of our Lamb, because the very power of His passion rendered Him stronger for resurrection and strengthened Him for incorruption. For He who recovered from death—clearly His flesh was hardened by fire. Hence also through the Psalmist He says: "My strength has dried up like a potsherd." For what is a potsherd before fire except soft clay? But it is subjected to fire so that it may become solid. Therefore the strength of His humanity dried up like a potsherd, because from the fire of passion it grew into the power of incorruption.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.