Orthodox Daily Devotional for March 24-30
Sunday I Thessalonians iv BRETHREN: We beseech you, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to...
Orthodox Quote for March 23
“We do not obey the Creation: we obey the Creator. Our destiny, that is, God’s will for us, is higher than the stars.” (Quote from ‘Orthodox England’ on opposition to...
Elder St Paisios on Egoism
“Look, there are some people who have some egoism and God gives them a slap so that they will lower themselves a little. Others have a little more egoism...
Orthodox Quote for March 22
“You yourselves know that when a large building is built, every brick is accounted for, so that it will be properly placed. If it is not properly placed, it...
Orthodox Quote for March 21
“It is revealing that those in the West who in the past excused and desired to be closer with Russia are the same people today who are leading the...
Orthodox Quote for March 20
“The Christian faith is not philosophy but practicality that comes from truth and leads to life.” (Fr James Guirguis, ‘Out of Egypt’ blog)
Elder St. Porphyrios on Silent Prayer
“I repeated the prayer,‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, and new , horizons would open up. Tears of joy and gladness would flow from my yt eyes on...
Orthodox Quote for March 19
“…there are insolent individuals who ask, “Why did God create hell”? Once we start criticizing God, we are no longer in a spiritual state. We no longer have the...
Orthodox Quote for March 18
“…there is another reason why he mentions Tamar, who does not appear to be praiseworthy on account of her physical relations with her father-in-law; and that was to show...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Grace
“So whatever good thing a person thinks, it is due to the grace And now, if you exert yourself in the prayer and pray continuously, if you read lives...