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The whole city is full of it – in the squares, The coffee shops, the ‘blogs, the op-ed pieces The emails, the news sites, the grocery stores They are all busy arguing - If you ask someone to give you change He says the President is the Begotten One If you inquire about the price of a croissant You are told by way of reply that he is not That the Supreme Court is greater, and that The President is inferior; if you ask “Is my cup of Blue Mountain ready?” The barista answers that Congress is nothing In the squares, the coffee shops, the ‘blogs, The op-ed pieces – the whole city is full of it
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Jul 23, 2018
Jul 23, 2018 at 3:58 PM UTC
Saint Gregory of Nyssa Orders a Cup of Coffee in Constantinople
The whole city is full of it – in the squares, The coffee shops, the ‘blogs, the op-ed pieces The emails, the news sites, the grocery stores They are all busy arguing - If you ask someone to give you change He says the President is the Begotten One If you inquire about the price of a croissant You are told by way of reply that he is not That the Supreme Court is greater, and that The President is inferior; if you ask “Is my cup of Blue Mountain ready?” The barista answers that Congress is nothing In the squares, the coffee shops, the ‘blogs, The op-ed pieces – the whole city is full of it
Saint Gregory’s amused (one hopes) observation on the fondness of the population of Constantinople for arguing theology is well known, and is available at: http://readthefathers.org/2012/08/19/patristic-theology-is-for-everyone/
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Jul 23, 2018
Jul 23, 2018 at 3:58 PM UTC
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