Maximus of Tyre

First off, i loved how he described God as "a fashioner of all that is." The term "fashioner" is something people in today's world can relate to. Especially with fashion being so popular now-a-days. It doesn't have the exact same meaning but people get the idea. Its funny how words carry over from generation to generation, changing in the slightest.

"older than the sun or sky, greater than time and eternity and all the flow of being..." wow older than the sun or sky...thats pretty dang old haha but on the more serious note, its interesting how he described God as being older than such constants in our daily lives that seem so distant and untouchable. The sun and sky might are two of the oldest things known to man. Well scientifically that is...And greater than time...that says something. I mean our whole lives are based on time. What time i need to be here, what date i was. We rely on time all too much...And Maximus says here that God is greater than time. To me that is huge! And eternity...from what ive learned...eternity is never ending...which makes God even greater than never ending....He is like never EVER ending... And i mean that in all do respect.

Kind of off topic...but i was very interested to read this passage purely based on the title. This Maximus guy is from Tyre. Well recently I visited a local church with my friends and they spoke about the city of Tyre. I dont really remember the context of the story, but the pastor gave a lot of historical information. For example, the people of Tyre were basically attacked by Constantine and their city was completely wiped out by his army. That doesnt really pertain to this passage except for the fact that it came from there ha but it got my attention.