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not to need many things. For so He wishes us to be strangers to superfluous things, as to cut off many even of necessary things. For this reason He said: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head. For this reason He also spends most of His time in the mountains, not only by day, but also by night, and in the deserts. David also proclaiming this said, He shall drink of the brook in the way, declaring the simple state of His life. This also John shows here: Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour. There comes a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink. For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy food. From this we learn both His vigor in journeying, and His disregard for food, and how He treated the matter as a secondary thing. Thus indeed were the disciples also taught to manage their own affairs. For they did not carry provisions. And another evangelist makes this clear, saying, when He was discoursing to them about the leaven of the Pharisees, that they thought it was because they had brought no bread. And when he introduces them as hungry, and plucking the ears of corn and eating, and when he says that He came to the fig tree because of hunger, He teaches us nothing else through all these things than to despise the belly, and not to consider its service a matter of great concern. Consider them then here also, neither carrying anything with them, nor, since they did not carry it, caring for this from the beginning and right at the start of the day, but at the time when all are taking their midday meal, buying food. But not we, who immediately upon rising from bed consider this before all else, calling for cooks and table-setters, and enjoining these things with great haste, and after that so attending to other things, making the things of this life important before spiritual things, and honoring as necessary what ought to be treated as secondary. For this reason everything is turned upside down. For it was right, on the contrary, having made much account of all spiritual things, after fulfilling those, then to take up these. And not only His laboriousness, but also His freedom from pride is shown from this, not by His being wearied, nor by His sitting by the way only, but also by His being left alone and His disciples having gone away. And yet it was possible, if He wished, either not to send them all away, or when they had departed, to have other attendants; but He did not wish it; for He thus accustomed His disciples to trample on all pride. And what great thing, he says, if they were moderate, someone might perhaps say, being fishermen and tentmakers? [They were indeed fishermen and tentmakers,] but they suddenly ascended to 59.180 the very summit of heaven, and became more venerable than all kings, having been deemed worthy to become companions of the Lord of the world, and to follow Him who was admired from all sides. And you know this too, that especially those who are of humble origin, whenever they attain to dignities, are more easily lifted up to arrogance, since they are unaccustomed to so great an honor. Therefore, keeping them in the same humility, He taught them through all things to be modest. and in no way to need those who would serve them. But He Himself, being wearied with His journey, he says, sat thus on the well. Do you see that His sitting was because of weariness, because of the heat, because of waiting for the disciples? For He knew what was going to happen concerning the Samaritans. But He did not come primarily for this; however, since He did not come for this, it was not right to push away the woman who came, showing so great a love of learning. For the Jews drove Him away even when He came to them, but those from the Gentiles drew Him to themselves even when He was going elsewhere; and the former were envious, while the latter believed; the former were indignant, the latter marveled and worshipped. What then? Was it necessary to overlook the salvation of so many, and to let go of such a noble eagerness? This indeed was unworthy of His love for mankind; wherefore with

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