'Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach
and your actions speak. We are full of words but empty of actions, and
therefore are cursed by the Lord, since he himself cursed the fig tree
when he found no fruit but only leaves. It is useless for a man to
flaunt his knowledge of the law if he undermines its teaching by his
actions. But the apostles "spoke as the Spirit gave them the gift of
speech." Happy the man whose words issue from the Holy Spirit and not
from himself! We should speak, then, as the Holy Spirit gives us the
gift of speech. Our humble and sincere request to the Spirit for
ourselves should be that we may bring the day of Pentecost to
fulfillment, insofar as he infuses us with his grace, by using our
bodily senses in a perfect manner by keeping the commandments. Likewise
we shall request that we may be filled with a keen sense of sorrow and
with fiery tongues for confessing the faith so our deserved reward may
be to stand in the blazing splendor of the saints and to look upon the
triune God.'
