Cassian
Pronounced KASH-un
- Meaning
- "Hollow; Empty vessel"
- Origin
- Latin
Cassian paradoxically points to spiritual fullness through emptiness. Paul wrote 'when I am weak, then am I strong' — God fills empty vessels. The saints named Cassian were teachers and martyrs who emptied themselves for the gospel.
Spiritual meaning
Cassian teaches that God's power fills empty vessels — weakness surrendered becomes strength multiplied.
Related verses (KJV)
"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
2 Corinthians 12:10 (KJV) →"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
2 Corinthians 4:7 (KJV) →