Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Temptations
“He chastens us a little in order to keep us humble, for He knows how easily our weak human nature changes, how easily it turns towards evil. He treats...
Orthodox Quote for January 20
“First, we have to honor the voice of the Lord in the little day to day things. If we do not honor the still, soft voice of God when...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for January 20-26
Sunday Colossians 3:4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth:...
Orthodox Quote for January 19
“All of the spiritual work is done by the mind together with the heart. The mind is the transmitter and the heart is the receiver. The receiver will work...
St. Tikhon on Evangelism
“In the first centuries it was not only the pastors who were tortured, but lay persons as well – men, women, and even children. And it was lay people...
Orthodox Quote for January 18
“It has become ‘bon ton’ in certain Orthodox circles to say that a person has “over-prayed”: he reads a prayer rule, canons, kathismas, and is just too pious. This...
Orthodox Quote for January 17
“A timid faith is a vain faith. A timid word is an empty sound. Christ spoke as one who had authority, not timidly, like the pharisees and the sinners....
Elder St Paisios on the Conscience
“…when things are put in their proper place, the conscience is awakened and the censuring starts. And if a person is not humbled, he can be driven to despair...
Orthodox Quote for January 16
“Today, by God’s mercy, you lie on a featherbed of earthly wellbeing and hear the sounds of human praise. Take care that you don’t consider that just or that...
Orthodox Quote for January 15
“True repentance begins when a person becomes aware of his fault, is pained by it, asks forgiveness from God, and then makes his confession. This is how divine consolation...