Night Watch

Theodore said, "The monk's body grows weak if he only eats a little bread." But someone else said, "It grows weaker still if he keeps watch at night."

Repose

Theodore said, "Many choose the repose of this world before God gives them His rest."

~~Glen of Repose by Nanette Oleson

Still the Wandering Mind

Theodore of the ninth region of Alexandria said, "If God calls us to account for carelessness in our times of prayer, and the way our minds are caught by other things during psalmody, we cannot be saved."

~~Alchemy by Antonio Roybal

A Ship to Sail In

A brother spoke with Theodore and began to talk about matters of which he had no experience. Theodore said to him, "You've not yet found a ship to sail in, nor put your luggage aboard, nor put out to sea, and you're already acting as if you were in the city which you mean to reach. If you make some attempt to do the things you are discussing, then you can talk about them with understanding."