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I cry to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

—Psalm 57:2 (NRSV)

“[St. Antony] obeyed [all of the holy men of the desert] whom he visited. Eager to learn, he assimilated their various individual gifts. He imitated the self-restraint of one; the cheerfulness of another. He emulated the gentleness of one; the nocturnal devotions of another; and the dedication in reading of yet another. He admired one who fasted and another who slept on the bare ground; praising the endurance of the former and the compassion of the latter. He kept in mind the love they all showed one another, and he returned to his own place refreshed by every aspect of their virtues.” —St. Athanasius

Focus me, Lord, on imitating the Christian virtue of someone whom I know and respect.