So, dear ones, let no one despair for their salvation. Evil deeds are not part of our nature. On the contrary, man has been honored with the freedom […]
The Immediate natural and physical fruits of the Jesus Prayer
When the bitter cold pierces me, I start saying the Jesus Prayer and a sweet warmth spreads in my entire body. When hunger begins to overcome me, the […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The illness and the will of God
Ignorance, my child, is known as the soul’s death. Ignorance does not enlighten a sick person; it does not say to him: “Your illness is the will of God, […]
The Cross is a way of life
It is the way of life The Cross is not only the “symbol” or “sign” of Christ, but it is also way of life for the Christians or rather […]
Αrticles from selected categories
The way – The Unrepentant
Man follows God when he obeys His commandments, when he studies and applies the law of God, day, and night. The law of God, which the Christian studies, […]
Endure Patiently
Endure Patiently To be humble, it means that you believe, because of your sins, that you are worthy of being treated unfairly, to be humiliated, and to be […]
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 […]
Patience! Patience! Patience!
Patience! Patience! Patience! Below is an amateur translation I did. It’s an excerpt from Words from the heart (pp. 246-250), a collection of homilies by Abbess Makrina of the Holy […]
To love and serve God
Only one thing we need: to love and serve our Lord. This is what we also learn from wise king Solomon in Ecclesiastes (12, 13): “Fear God and keep […]
Prayer works wonders
Prayer works wonders. A mother should not be content just with the sensual sweet caress of her child but should practice the spiritual caress of prayer. Saint […]