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When [Christ] tells us to be at peace with our enemies, with those who treat us unjustly, with those who are at war and enmity toward us; is it not beyond man’s understanding? But rather let us look to the former. If the peace surpasseth all understanding, much more doth God Himself, who giveth peace, pass all understanding, not ours only, but also that of Angels, and the Powers above.
St. John Chrysostom, Homily XIV on Philippians 4:4-7, Homilies on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians.
