Bessarion of Egypt

Abba Bessarion of Egypt was one of the Desert Fathers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).

Quotes

Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications.

• Abba Doulas, the disciple of Abba Bessarion said, 'One day when we were walking beside the sea I was thirsty,
  and I said to Abba Bessarion, "Father, I am very thirsty."
  He said a prayer and said to me, "Drink some of the sea water."
  The water proved sweet when I drank some. I even poured some into a leather bottle for fear of being thirsty later on. Seeing this, the old man asked me why I was taking some.
  I said to him, "Forgive me, it is for fear of being thirsty later on."
  Then the old man said, "God is here, God is everywhere."'
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