Say It For Me Augustine

I mentioned St. Augustine and his confessions in my last post. Here is a flavor of how he says the same thing--only much better.

He alone was free among the dead. He alone had power to lay down his life and power to take it up again, and for us he became to you both victor and victim; and victor because he was the victim. For us, he was to you both priest and sacrifice, and priest because he was the sacrifice. Out of slaves, he makes us your sons, because he was born of you and did serve us. Rightly, then, is my hope fixed strongly on him, that you will heal all my diseases through him, who sits at your right hand and makes intercession for us. Otherwise I should utterly despair. For my infirmities are many and great; indeed, they are very many and very great. But your medicine is still greater (see Augustine, Confessions, 10.43.69).