To Every Christian

St. John Chrysostom

I am your father,
I am your brother,
I am your bridegroom,
I am your home,
I am your sustenance,
I am your root,
I am your foundation,
You have need for nothing.
I will work for you,
I have come to serve and not be served.
I am your friend,
I am the foreigner
I am the head,
I am your brother,
I am your sister,
I am your mother,
I am all things.
Only abide in Me.
I am a pauper and vagabond for you
I have been placed on the Cross for you,
I have been placed in the Tomb for you,
Above, I am with the Father for you,
Below, I intercede for you before the Father.
You are everything to Me:
My brother,
My co-heir,
My friend,
My member.
What more do you want?



Our Lord Jesus Christ