Elder St Paisios on the ‘Pain’ of Prayer
“Real prayer begins from pain; it is not a pleasant experience, a ‘nirvana’. What kind of pain is it? One is troubled in the good sense of the term....
Orthodox Quote for July 18
“It was therefore within his purpose that he gave to us the gift of trusting in him. This was an incomparable gift. It is only by faith in him...
Orthodox Quote for July 17
“The point about quiet, individual time with God is that this is the time of hearing…This is the time to simply sit in front of an icon of Christ...
Orthodox Quote for July 16
“‘Whether I live or die,’ Paul says, ‘Christ will be #8217; How? Either through life, because he delivered me, or through death, because even death itself could not persuade...
Orthodox Quote for July 15
“It is evident that while God is called Father, Christ Jesus is called Lord. Does it not then appear that the Lord does not possess equal dignity with the...
Elder St Paisios on Relationships
“Naturally, we monks and nuns leave this world and abandon relatives and friends in order to enter the large family of Adam – God’s family. But for the laity,...
Orthodox Quote for July 14
“During the early years of the Christian Church (ca. 50 ), St. Paul sent a deaconess named Phoebe to Rome as the first visiting nurse. From its earliest days,...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for July 14-20
Sunday 1 Peter 5:6 Dearly beloved: All of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble....
Orthodox Quote for July 13
“Indeed, even when out of the great goodness and love of God we receive temporary healing (and that is all it is because life itself is temporary) which of...
Orthodox Quote for July 12
“The more I am pained by people’s sufferings, the more I pray and rejoice spiritually at telling Christ everything and having Him take care of it. And I notice...