“The proof of love is in the works: where love exists, it works great things; but when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.”
Gregory the Great (540-604) monk, abbot, pope, and one of the four doctors of the Eastern Church as recounted by John M. David in A Spiritual Retreat of Eight Days (Louisville: Webb and Levering, 1864), p. 273.
Gregory came from a wealthy family and to flee from worldliness chose a monastic way of living following the rule of Benedict. He dedicated his life to studying and teaching the Scriptures he became known as “the Great” for his skill in helping people apply the gospel of Jesus Christ to everyday life.