Daily Devotional for May 17-23
Sunday James 1:17 Dearly beloved: Every good gift: and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither...
Orthodox Quote for May 16
“We do not make better phones because we need better phones: we make them so we can sell them. A large amount of medical research goes into finding ways...
Orthodox Quote for May 15
“In fact, one’s happiness, as Jesus Christ tells us, does not depend on one’s wealth, material goods, or external circumstances. It, first of all, depends on one’s inner world....
Elder Ephraim of Arizona+ on Adultery of the Soul
“When a person yields to fantasies and is overcome by sinful thoughts, it is from there, from the imagination, that all evil comes! And when he has suffered many...
Orthodox Quote for May 14
“…we go to church, regularly partake of the Holy Sacraments, and pray daily. However, at all other times when we are not engaged in prayer and not burdened with...
Orthodox Quote for May 13
“One passion reproaches another: where there is self-love, greed for money gives way—and the opposite also happens. And we know that all vices sometimes leave a person, and only...
Orthodox Quote for May 12
“The wisdom that is from above has other distinctive features. Take a look at James 3:17: First of all, it is pure. Second, it is peaceable. Third, it is gentle. Fourth, it is...
Orthodox Quote for May 11
“Therefore let us remember what fidelity and devotion mean, and what a clean conscience means. The holy women did everything in order to show attention to their Teacher. Fearing...
Elder Anthimos+ on Mankind Part 1
“Man is God’s preeminent creation. He surpasses all the other creatures, because the Invisible, the Incomprehensible, the Indescribable Lord in His omnipotence, His omniscience, His strength, has created man...
Orthodox Quote for May 10
“The fact that believers are sometimes indistinguishable from non-believers and in some cases are even worse than them is probably one of the main tragedies of contemporary Christianity. Non-believers...