{"id":11083,"date":"2022-04-10T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=11083"},"modified":"2022-04-02T20:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T00:35:51","slug":"elder-st-porphyrios-on-the-bloodless-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=11083","title":{"rendered":"Elder St Porphyrios on the Bloodless Struggle\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Don\u2019t struggle directly with temptation, don\u2019t pray for it to go away, don\u2019t say, \u2018Take it from me, 0 God!\u2019 Then you are acknowledging the <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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strength of the temptation and it takes hold of you. Because, although <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you are saying \u2018Take it from me, 0 God\u2019, basically you are bringing it to <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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mind and fomenting it even more. Your desire to be free of the passion<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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will, of course, be there, but it will exist in a hidden and discreet way,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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without appearing outwardly. Remember what Scripture says: Don\u2019t let<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Let all your strength Matt. 6:3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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be turned to love for God, worship of God and adhesion to God. In this<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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way your release from evil and from your weaknesses will happen in a<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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mystical manner, without your being aware of it and without exertion.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is the kind of effort I make. I have found that the bloodless<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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mode is the best mode of sanctification. It is better, that is, to devote our selves to love through the study of the hymns and psalms. This study<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and preoccupation directs my mind to Christ and refreshes my heart<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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without my realizing it. At the same time I pray, opening my arms in<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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longing, love and joy, and the Lord takes me up into His love. That is our aim to attain to that love. What do you say? Isn\u2019t this way bloodless?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– Wounded by Love<\/span><\/div>\n
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