A Friend once brought her brother to see Mother Macrina. He was a well-known theologian, a university professor, and an author of many books. He was not very keen on coming at first, for he did not think highly of holy women and had no patience with fools. But his sister persisted and once he came, he seemed to enjoy himself and was in no hurry to leave.
His sister later told Mother Macrina that when she asked her brother what he thought of the visit, he replied that Mother seemed to be a very intelligent and well-read woman, but that nothing she said was in fact new, for it was taken from the writings of the Fathers of the Church and the saints.
When she heard this, Mother burst out laughing and said, "Your brother is perfectly right, of course. Everything I know, I steal from the saints! But this does not worry me at all, for they themselves stole everything they knew from God."
(from God Is Not Reasonable and Other Tales of Mother Macrina)
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