Orthodox Quote for August 20
“Do not fight to expel the darkness from the chamber of your soul. Open a tiny aperture for light to enter, and the darkness will disappear. The same holds...
Orthodox Quote for August 19
“My brothers and sisters, it is quite simple: without the life of prayer we are nothing, and our time in this world is vain and futile… If, then, we...
Orthodox Quote for August 18
“In any case, I have found that when a man, while struggling, continues to make the same mistakes and does not change, the reason is usually egoism, self-love and...
Orthodox Quote for August 17
“Without humility, it’s impossible to hunger and thirst for the truth of Christ, for a proud man hungers and thirsts only for everyone to consider his own views as...
Orthodox Quote for August 16
“Where will the faithful show that they belong to him, that they’re obedient to his voice? They’ll show who they really are in difficulties, nowhere else. That’s when it’ll...
Orthodox Quote for August 15
“Everything is in God’s hands. The Lord will take care of it all. Everything will be as is necessary for my salvation!” (Natalia Yeremicheva, Ukrainian Refugee Volunteer)
Elder St Paisios on Gaining Purity…
The heart has to be purified. Man must acquire spiritual chastity; that is, sincerity, honesty, selflessness, humility, goodness, forbearance, sacrifice. This is how man becomes akin to God and...
Orthodox Quote for August 14
“Just as illness takes away a man’s last strength and health, so does sin take away from the soul its last strength of faith. Physical food restores physical strength,...
Daily Devotional for August 14-20
Sunday Mark 3:1 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on...
Orthodox Quote for August 13
“By fasting we physically weaken ourselves literally, physically. We can’t do anything. That’s the whole point. We weaken ourselves and through prayer ask God to help us. God will...