And although the entrance is "straight and narrow," once inside we see a vast and limitless space, greater than any other anywhere. We have been told of these things by eyewitnesses and heirs. They speak of their trials and distresses: "You have placed afflictions before us," but then they add, "You brought us into a spacious place," and "You gave us space in our distress."
-Athanasius, commenting on Psalm 66, Festal Letters 9
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