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“Do not disdain the commandment to love, for through it you become a son of God, and when you break it, you become a son of Gehenna.” quote by Maximus the Confessor — Download Open image

“Do not disdain the commandment to love, for through it you become a son of God, and when you break it, you become a son of Gehenna.”

Maximus the Confessor

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