“Christians are destined to bear a heavy cross in their life. It’s a difficult thing to say you believe in the Lord and also that you have ease of life in this life. Because, when you are having ease of life on earth, there is something wrong with yourself; you care about the gold of the land and not for the treasures of heaven. But when you think like this, you are far away from the will of God. Christian life and having ease in life do not go together; they are different things”
(Elder Pasios of Mt. Athos,  recorded comment)

https://sp.yimg.com/xj/th?id=OIP.M94785622d987c36c2b09749d90859d7fo0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=217&h=157