The relationship between father and son
Jun
30
2016
The relationship between father and son is…
The relationship between father and son is…
We should never, even under the worst circumstances, allow a negative thought to penetrate our soul. The…
You should continually and unceasingly call to mind all the blessings which God in His love has bestowed on you in the past, and still bestows on you for the salvation of your soul. You must not let…
Simplicity is a constant habit of soul that has become immune to evil thinking. So,…
Blessed are the humble ones because they have the true light and ceaselessly give it to the others within a burning joy. They feel united with…
People who chase the ‘prayer’ as if it were gold, and who put ever ‘cent’ to good use, can overcome everything, accept and bear anything. Then God and His Mother protect them. “Abbess Makrina, Holy Monastery of Our Lady the Guide, Portaria”
People who are stubborn, quarrelsome and cantankerous are vain and empty.
Not knowledge you learn, but knowledge you suffer. That’s Orthodox spirituality. “Abbess Gavriïlia”
The world’s in a state of inertia, it’s in a deep sleep of sin. Fast asleep. God wakes us up with…
Lots of people approach the Lord, but few decide to follow Him. There are many people who read the Gospel, who rejoice over its sublime concepts and enthuse over its holy teaching, but only a few decide to live according to the Gospel law. “Saint Ignatius Brianchaninoff”
When your mind isn’t distracted by worldly things and is united to God, then the ‘Good morning’ you say will be like giving a blessing. “Abbess Gavriïlia”
We sin every day. Let’s hasten every day to the tears of repentance, which are the only medicine that makes us worthy to remove from our soul all those things with which sin has loaded it. “Saint Gregory the Theologian”
Get rid of two things about yourself: don’t think you’re somebody important and worthy; and don’t think that anybody else is of greater value than you. “Saint Basil the Great”
I’m the LIGHT and you don’t see me. I’m the WAY and you don’t follow me. I am the TRUTH and you don’t believe me. I’m LIFE and you don’t seek me. I’m the TEACHER and you don’t listen to me. I’m the LORD and you don’t obey me. I’m your GOD and you don’t pray to me. I’m your best FRIEND and you don’t love me. If you’re unhappy, don’t blame me.
Uprightness is simplicity, innocence and untarnished purity of the soul. It’s virtue of the highest order, because it’s the fruit of Christian perfection. Upright people are interested day and night in learning about the will of God, what is good, pleasing and perfect, in order to conform to it. They examine their lives and investigate the depths of their hearts. They will not allow anything in there, they eject any evil desire and cast out every passion. “Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis”
Just as the shadow follows the body, so God’s mercy follows humble reflections. “Saint Isaac the Syrian”