Orthodox Quote for May 16
“By night I am overwhelmed by my problems, in the grip of discouragement like a kind of sleep. But if the light of your assistance shines, it will disperse...
St. Nikolai Velimirovich on theTrue Nature
“Mind, heart and will represent man’s triune nature. In a sinful and passionate soul those three things do not exist in unity and harmony of God, but are divided...
Orthodox Quote for May 15
“People go to wars for something greater than war. So we also enter this temporal life for the sake of something greater: for eternal life. And as soldiers think...
Orthodox Quote for May 14
“Those who are proud and exalted must remain in obedience to someone in order to cut off their will (here the elder is first of all talking about obedience...
Elder Paisios on Learning from Others
“When we try to emulate the virtues of others by mirroring them in our own self, we edify ourselves. But even when we mirror their shortcomings, we are again...
Orthodox Quote for May 13
“Therefore the purpose of life is not to become like Christ in order to be saved: it is not a means to an end. This is the very purpose...
Daily Devotional for May 13-19
Sunday John 9: Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or...
Orthodox Quote for May 12
“Once upon a time everybody knew that we are most certainly not alone. We are with God through His Word, His Son Who bears our human nature and Who...
Orthodox Quote for May 11
“…joy is the fruit of grace in the human soul, since grace is called charis in New Testament Greek language, and joy chara. Therefore, when grace bears fruit in...
Elder St Porphyrios on Zealots
“The best form of mission is through our good example, our love and our meekness. We should be zealots. A zealot is a person who loves Christ with all...