Identify the enemy-enemies

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1. In the second "saying" by Amma Theodora (Amma Theodora said, "It is good to live in peace...."), Theodora describes three stages of the desert life. In the first stage, a person makes the decision to "live in peace" by not giving in to temptation. What happens next, in the second stage? And what happens in the end?

2. According to the Desert Mothers, is joining a community of desert fathers/mothers enough to show that you are spiritually good? Why/why not? Support your answer with sayings from at least two different desert mothers.

3. The desert fathers and mothers sometimes pictured life as a war, with enemies on the outside and on the inside. Find 1 or 2 examples of this in the sayings by Amma Theodora. Identify the enemy/enemies and explain whether these enemies seem to be on the outside, on the inside, or both.

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