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John the Dwarf
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“They used to say of Abba John Colobos that, having withdrawn from the world to be with an elder from Thebes at Scete, he was living in the desert. His abba took some dry wood, planted it and said to him: “Irrigate it every day with a bottle of water until it bears fruit.” Water was a long way from them, so one had to go in the evening and return at dawn. After three years [the dry wood] became alive and bore fruit. The elder took its fruit and brought it to the church, saying to the brothers: “Take and eat some fruit of obedience.”
John the Dwarf (339–405) said by 405 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They also used to say of him that he once braided cord for two baskets and stitched it together as one basket but didn’t realize it until he approached the wall, for his logismos was occupied in contemplation.”
John the Dwarf (339–405) said by 405 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They also used to say of him that [the wages of] all the labor he expended on the harvest, he would take and bring to Scete saying: “My widows and orphans are at Scete.”
John the Dwarf (339–405) said by 405 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source