Daily Devotional for August 18-24
Sunday Romans 8:12…We are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the...
Orthodox Quote for August 17
“Consistently pray in all things, so that you might not do anything without the help of God … Whoever does or busies himself with anything without prayer does not...
Orthodox Quote for August 16
“If you believe that God’s dependable and powerful, then you’ll not only hope in Him, but you also become a sharer in His good things.” (Abba Efprepios in )
Elder St Paisios on Gaining Treasure
“…what do you really want, appreciation from Christ or from other people? Don’t you get a greater blessing from recognition by Christ? How does it help you to have...
Orthodox Quote for August 15
“The root meaning of the word “martyr” is witness, and there is no more powerful way to give testimony to the truth of our Lord’s victory over death than...
Elder St Paisios on Avoiding Judgement
“Man is a mystery! Every time, then, that you are asked to pass judgment on something or someone, you must stop and think, “Is this judgment a divine judgment...
Orthodox Quote for August 14
“Everything is clear, trustworthy and simple, since we accept Holy Tradition in addition to the Holy Scriptures. And Holy Tradition is a living, unbroken voice of our Church from...
Orthodox Quote for August 13
“No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His commandments, for God is not known by...
Orthodox Quote for August 12
“There is nothing more worthwhile than to pray to God and to converse with him, for prayer unites us with God as his companions. As our bodily eyes are...
St. Nikolai Velimirovich on Man’s Nature
“If some say that man has to live according to nature, we ask – which nature? According to the initial, sinless nature of paradise, the way that God created...