Those who love
It is habitual for those who love to boast rather about what they suffer for their loved ones than about what they have benefited from those persons. […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
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Elder Efraim of Arizona. Do not lose your courage!
Do not lose your courage, my child, no matter how much the tempestuous sea of various passions might rage at times. You should reflect that all these […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The internal judge
Oh, at that time the internal judge —each person’s conscience— will rise with a bold and powerful voice either to condemn or acquit him. “If our […]
How to gain piety
To gain piety you must: a) live or associate with devout people and observe how they behave b) study with your mind everything that is holy and go […]
Three times
If you need to make a quick decision and you realize that you need to be consulted by someone about a matter at hand, but you have […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Silence
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 […]
The Humble man
The humble man approaches the carnivorous beasts, and when their eyes fall upon him, their ferocity becomes tame, and they approach him as their master, and they […]
Appearance of Our Lady, the Theotokos, to St. Joseph
The Elder (Saint) Joseph the Hesychast, experienced a great temptation, which resulted in his patience being exhausted. Specifically, in the chapel of St. John the Baptist in the Skete […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Humility
Keep in mind the existence of your ego: it causes every evil. Humble yourself; strangle your ego, which comes like a venomous serpent to poison your […]
Heartfelt Prayer
Saint Paisios said characteristically: – Only heartfelt prayer is prayer because it has pain and brings results. One “Lord, have mercy” with pain is equivalent to a […]