“God, my child, is everywhere, and His eye observes everything but He overlooks our sins because He awaits our repentance. When we are at fault whether slightly or greatly, He sees it because He is present but we do not see Him because we are infants in knowledge. And when He punishes us so that we may turn towards Him, we think that we are suffering unjustly. However, when we humble ourselves, with eyes of our souls are opened and we realize that everything that the Lord does is very good. Then we look upon Him as our father abundant in mercy and overflowing with perfect love and kindness.”
(Elder Joseph the Hesychast in ‘ Monastic Wisdom’)

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