Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Battling Demons
“They want to make you despair or lose heart. Therefore, arm yourself with I rust and hope in God and with the conviction that they are not allowed to...
Orthodox Quote for November 20
“The more you approach God, the more careful you are…without trying to be… in all things, including spiritual things. As you pay attention to your soul, with the grace...
Orthodox Quote for November 19
“As we search for a meaningful life, we should avoid the mirages in our world that lead to short term fulfillment. Our goal should be to avoid the illusory...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Receiving the Light of Grace
“To those who are distrustful, who doubt and dispute and use only the faculty of reason and are not open to God, God does not show Himself. God does...
Orthodox Quote for November 18
“Prayers, spoken with pain, are effective. If the child does something very serious, the parents must intervene appropriately. If it isn’t so serious, then they can overlook it a...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for November 18-24
Sunday Ephesians 4:1-6…I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering,...
Orthodox Quote for November 17
“You should try as much as possible to do a full cycle of services for Sundays, Feasts, and other major commemorations of the Church year that are most commonly...
Orthodox Quote for November 16
“So we see again that in the simplest ways we just have to strive to do nothing apart from Christ, and we do that merely by saying “Lord, be...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Approaching Death
“Death, which is awesome and dreadful for most people, is a repose for me, something sweet that will relieve me from the afflictions of the world as soon as...
Orthodox Quote for November 15
“At first a simple thought about evil makes it into the mind, and if it is kept in the mind, then a passionate motion arises from it, and if...