Elder St Paisios on Accepting Injustice
“When we are wronged and we accept this injustice, then in fact we gain. For example, am I wrongfully accused of having committed a crime and imprisoned unjustly? That’s fine. My conscience is clear since I have not committed that crime, and on top of that, I have a heavenly reward. Is there a greater benevolence? I don’t complain to God; instead, I glorify God, “How can I thank you, my Lord, that I didn’t commit that crime? If I had, I wouldn’t have been able to bear the pangs of remorse.” That’s when jail can become Paradise. Has someone struck me unjustly? “Glory be to you, O Lord! Perhaps I may be able to pay off a sin; I, too, had once struck someone.” Have I been insulted unjustly? “Glory be to Thee, O Lord! I accept it out of love for You; for You, too, were struck and slandered for me.””
~ ‘Spiritual Struggle’