Elder Joseph+ of Vatopaidi on Love
“If we are to show how much we love the Lord in practice, we ought to obey His commands. ‘Whoever does not love me does not keep my words’...
Orthodox Quote for March 20
“When you have been insulted, cursed, or persecuted by someone, do not think of what has happened to you, but of what will come from it, and you will...
Orthodox Quote for March 19
“Do some random acts of kindness each day. Better yet, be deliberate in conscious acts of kindness. Each day think about how you can do something special for the...
Elder Epiphanios on the Neglect of Prayer
“A working couple once asked him, ‘Elder, when at night we return very tired to our home, we don’t have the desire for prayer.’ [The Elder replied] How do...
Orthodox Quote for March 18
“Just as each bus has a depot, so does demonic possession have a root cause. Do not go to an exorcism if you have not first found out what...
Daily Devotional for March 18-24
Sunday Mark 917 Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. 18 And wherever it seizes him, it throws him...
Orthodox Quote for March 17
“Hence I ought unceasingly to give thanks to God who often pardoned my folly and my carelessness, and on more than one occasion spared His great wrath on me,...
Elder Ephraim on Prayer as a Weapon
“Do thoughts war against us? Prayer is a great weapon. The attraction of sin pulls the mind towards evil. But when the mind takes hold of the ax of...
Orthodox Quote for March 16
‘Devotion is one thing, reverence is another. Eastern Orthodox devotion differs from Western European reverence. Devotion has divine grace, while reverence is of the human mind.” (Elder St Paisios...
Orthodox Quote for March 15
“Whether you are in a wheelchair or you can walk perfectly, none of that matters if we are spiritually paralyzed. But if we have the grace of God powerfully...