Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“My whole life was a paradise: prayer, worship, handicraft, obedience to my elders. But my obedience was the outcome of love not: coercion. This blessed obedience benefited me greatly....
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“There is no way he can know the human heart! Only God has knowledge of our hearts and sometimes He reveals what is in our hearts to those who...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“To help your spiritual growth and remind you of spiritual truths, it would be good to keep a journal (the hardbound record books sold in stationery stores are good),...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“… With our hope in Christ, the repairer of our souls, that is diligently work at clearing the earth of our heart. Patience, mourning, humility, obedience, cutting off one’s...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
Everyone should clearly know that only God is the source of happiness, peace and bliss. God created consolations and joys of the visible world for the sake of our...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“As to the fatalism of those who believe that man must be a slave to the spirit of the age, it is disproved by the experience of every Christian...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“Of course it is pleasing to have smart and talented people in the Church. However, not because it needs them. The Church needs no one. We have need of...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“It takes a struggle in this life if you want to win; it’s no joke! It is with the unclean spirits that you are fighting which do not throw...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“When we love Christ all other loves abate. Other loves have a point of satiety. The love of Christ has no point of satiety. Fleshly love has a point...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“If the nightwatchman gets tired standing he sits. If sleep overcomes him and he begins to nod while he is sitting he doesn’t break the law. However if he...