Orthodox Quote for December 10
“When you humble yourself, everyone will seem saintly to you; when you are proud, everyone will seem bothersome and bad.” (Elder Joseph the Hesychast – ‘Monastic Wisdom’)
Archimandrite Kirill Pavlov+ on Lifelong Faith
“If we truly want to relate seriously to the question of how we should live, then we simply cannot pass over the Gospel. For only in it can we...
Orthodox Quote for December 9
“…those who have satanic pride, God leaves them alone. It may appear that they are prosperous, but what prosperity is that? It is a dismal prosperity. And afterwards, they...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Trusting the Lord
“In our prayer we should ask only for the salvation of our soul. Didn’t the Lord say, Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be...
Orthodox Quote for December 8
“I finally made it to confession and asked for advice on how to overcome my slavery to anger, and the judgment and defensiveness that accompanies it. My confessor simply...
Daily Devotional for December 8-14
Sunday Romans 15: 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5 Now may...
Orthodox Quote for December 7
“The riddle of life is so mysterious that the more we try to solve it the deeper seems the mystery, but the more we work and pray, the nearer...
Orthodox Quote for December 6
“Those who are addicted to the imagination have withdrawn from God’s grace and from the realm of Divine revelation. They have abandoned the heart in which grace is revealed...
Orthodox Quote for December 5
“He chastens us a little in order to keep us humble, for He knows how easily our weak human nature changes, how easily it turns towards evil. He treats...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Resisting Sin Immediately
“People become captives. Passion is like a snake that has poison within it. There are said to be big snakes with poisonous breath that poisons any living thing in...