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Inspirational Quotes
Saint Paisios: “I am confessing my garden”
Through confession, a person discards everything that is useless within and becomes spiritually fruitful. One day I was digging in my garden to plant...
Saint Porphyrios – The man of God will transform everything into prayer
There, in the wilderness, in the cold north wind, I was like a hunted little bird of the air. Imagine, what would a little...
Saint Sophrony the Athonite – On war and unity
Wars drag practically everyone into moral participation in the slaughter. There is no worse sin than war... Reasonable man has to become perfect after...
St. Isaac the Syrian – Suffering for the evil
On the day that you suffer on behalf of a man in any way, be it on behalf of the good or on behalf...
St. Gregory Palamas – On blaming Adam and Eve
Many people perhaps blame Adam for the way he was easily persuaded by the evil counsellor and rejected the divine commandment and through such...
Saint Silouan – The Lord calls us ‘Children’!
Great and unapprehensible is our Lord, but for our sakes He made Himself small that we might know Him and love Him, that for...
Saint Porphyrios – On Laziness
There was no question of laziness. I liked to pray even when I was tired. When I was exhausted I sought God even more....
Saint Paisios – Distance cannot separate the love of Christ
In the spiritual life, there is no “near” and “far”. Distance cannot separate the love of Christ, because Christ, with His love, abolishes distances....
St. Isaac the Syrian – Profitable Advice
He that gives an apology in behalf of the oppressed will find an advocate in his creator. He that gives his arm to the...
A house is not built by beginning at the top – Abba John the...
Abba John the Dwarf said, 'A house is not built by beginning at the top and working down. You must begin with the foundations...
