The request of the two blind men, that is, “Have mercy on us, Son of David” (Matthew 9:27), is a variation of the well-known prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Εlder Efraim of Arizona. Do not speak unnecessary words
Do not speak unnecessary words, my child, for they chill your soul’s divine zeal. Love silence, which gives birth to all virtues and fences in the soul so […]
Heal first yourself and then ask for the others
Today many children are suffering because of the unfaithfulness and hard-heartedness of their parents. I remember in Athens there was a husband and wife who once invited an elder […]
Εlder Efraim of Arizona. The healthy soul
I pray your soul is in good health, for when it is healthy, it has patience in afflictions, it has self-denial with the body and in its thoughts; […]
Care for the other
To have contact with Christ, He must rest with your whole life. And Christ rests when you rest your neighbor, in the good sense. That’s why I emphasize […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-illness
When you are in pain, gather the powers of your soul and try to understand what heaven is trying to tell you in this trial of yours. If […]
How to Overcome Inactivity
When Saint Antony the Great was in the desert, he once fell into inactivity and dormancy and great confusion of his thoughts and said to God: “Lord, I want […]
The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul as Pillars of the Church
Where the Cherubim sing the glory, where the Seraphim are flying, there shall we see Paul, with Peter, and as a chief and leader of the choir of the […]
Love and Trust in God
“When life is full of troubles, people get the feeling that the curse and anger of God has come upon them. But when these trials have passed, they’ll see […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. What we have to think every day and night
When God brings the new day, let us think that it is our last day and that when the sun sets we shall depart to the judgment seat of […]