“Is holiness possible today? Yes, if we commit to learning humility and meekness, as Jesus asked us to do: “Learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly of heart and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:29). Let us not be afraid to seek this rest that comes by bearing the cross of commitment. That is, struggle, toil, self-restraint and setting forth at every moment, even from rock bottom, for the Lord repays everyone with divine justice and mercy.”
(Metropolitan Siluan Muci in ‘Arab Orthodoxy’)