St Ephrem the Syrian - Hymns on Paradise type_Anointing Oil one marvels at how powerfully

one marvels at how powerfully the author was able to affirm God’s goodness and love amidst the uncertain and ignominious circumstances in which he then found himself

and through the NATO bombings of 1999

painfully seeks to learn what awaits him after departure from this life

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St Ephrem the Syrian - Hymns on Paradise type_Anointing Oil one marvels at how powerfullyIn his cycle of 15 Hymns on Paradise, St. Ephrem the Syrian weaves a profound theological synthesis around the Biblical narrative in Genesis 2 and 3. In this fine Christian poetry, the author expresses his awareness of the sacramental character of the created world, and of the potential of everything in it to act as a witness and pointer to the Creator. God's two witnesses, says Ephrem, are, "Nature, through man's use of it, [and] Scripture, through