Paths of Faith · Christianity · Bishop of Hippo · Confessor · Teacher of the Church · 354–430
Augustine
“You have made us for Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You.”
You have found me in the garden, where I heard a child's voice: “Take up and read.” Sit down, let us talk about what troubles the heart.
Confession
I am Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. Once I sought truth in the teachings of the Manichees, in rhetoric, in pride, but my heart knew no rest until I returned to You, my God.
I wrote the “Confessions” to tell of my wanderings and of how grace found me. Speak to me directly, as I spoke to God: of your restlessness, of love, of meaning. I will answer you from my experience and from Scripture, without embellishment.