“We draw near to God mostly in time of affliction, from which no one can save us but God, to Whom we then turn with our whole heart, and thus approach Him sincerely; whilst we go far from God in times of ease and abundance of earthly blessings…especially when he thirsts for riches, glory and distinction, and has attained all these—he loses faith from his heart and forgets God…”
(St. John of Kronstadt in ‘My Life in Christ’)

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