“It is through the violent struggle against the irrational laws which affect our corrupted body, that we convince the restoring grace to reform us. That is the reason why our Fathers have embraced the love for hard work even to an extent well beyond their own ability. They have grasped the meaning of the saying: “if we died with him we will also live with him” and have truly nullified their bodily members.”
(Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi, ‘Practical Repentance’)