“… The more people knock the just and honest person down the more the good God lifts him up like a cork. But it takes a lot of patience. Patience clarifies many things. Anyone who wants to live a virtuous life and be honest in his work… must be determined to take in stride from the time he begins his work that he may reach a point where he will be unable to pay his rent (for example if he has a store) before God’s blessing comes upon him.”
(Elder Paisios ‘With Pain and Love’)

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