Elder St Paisios on Accepting God’s Will…
That’s why I do not pray for God to make me well. I pray for Him to make me good. I’m certain that God knows that I am in...
Elder St Paisios on the Nearness of Love…
In the spiritual life, there is no “near” and “far”. Distance cannot separate the love of Christ, because Christ, with His love, abolishes distances. Therefore, regardless of whether one...
Elder Ephraim+ of Arizona
Struggle, my child; isn’t the present life a time for struggling? Isn’t the life of every earthly man but a dream? Raise the noetic eyes of your soul and...
Metropolitan Sotirios on Entrusting Ourselves to God…
We are God’s creatures, and even when humanity turned against their Creator, it was the Son of our God again who, as the illumined St. Paul repeats, brought us...
Holy Protection Sisterhood on Dealing with Sin
Making a loved one or dear friend who has given him or herself over to sin makes them feel that they are being judged and resolves nothing. Yes, sin...
Elder Anthimos+ on Love…
“Listen,” the Elder said, “love is the holiest thing that exists in this life. It is Christ Himself. It is He Who loved us to the point of sacrifice....
Elder St Paisios on Bearing Trials and Illness…
When I was sixteen years old I asked God to give me a serious illness, a cancer, so that I would suffer for His love and glorify Him through...
Elder St. Porphyrios on the Need for Spiritual Guidance…
“If you are going to occupy yourself with prayer of the heart exclusively you must have the guidance of a spiritual father. Prayer of the heart is impossible...
St. Vasily of Kineshma on Consistency…
The lack of constancy is disastrous for spiritual life. When a person sees for the first time the light of the gospel truth shining before him with dazzling brightness,...
Metropolitan Sotirios on Entrusting Ourselves to God…
The most frequently heard exhortation of the Church which the faithful who attend daily Services hear is, “Let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life to...