Orthodox Quote for December 6
“In their own way are our pets not offering God glory by being what He created them to be? Living the life they were created for helps God to...
St. Philothios of Sinai on Fighting the Darkness…
With all our strength let us hold fast to Christ, for there are always those who struggle to deprive our soul of His presence; and let us take care...
Orthodox Quote for December 5
“A Christian does not look on faith to be an abstract conviction, but understands it to be total trust in God as revealed in Christ (Rom. ).” (Fr Alexander...
Daily Devotional for December 5-11
Sunday Ecclesiastes 9:For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the...
Orthodox Quote for December 4
“How can God allow for such a harsh thing to happen? Doesn’t God feel pain – God’s pain for the people who are suffering from ill nesses, from demons,...
Orthodox Quote for December 3
“Courage means going against the current. As you know, only dead fish flow freely wherever the river flows, while living fish flow upstream to the pure spring and the...
Orthodox Quote for December 2
“When we remember death, we find an excellent guide that helps us discover the truth of things. Death says, “Why are you treasuring things up, why are you proud,...
Orthodox Quote for December 1
“The Fall, as St. Gregory of Nyssa indicated, involved the mind like a mirror receiving the image of formless matter instead of reflecting God as before. In effect, the...
Orthodox Quote for November 30
“He who voluntarily does not accept labors as good works (in their defense) will be punished with involuntary far more burdensome ones.” (St Mark the Ascetic, collected quotes from...
Orthodox Quote for November 29
“The Church lived the truth of the Gospel even before anything was committed to writing, having lived by Holy Tradition from the outset. Thus, Holy Tradition is this: the...