Elder Efraim of Arizona. What judgment will be for us !
How frightening is the question of where each person’s soul will end up! Oh, how much do forgetfulness and indolence lead us astray and me, first! If we […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
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Do not allow your sorrow to lead you
Has some temptation happened to you, some tribulation on the part of your brother, and did your sorrow lead you to hatred? Be not overcome by hatred but overcome […]
The Grace of God
We frequently hear from Christians: ‘Τhe first years that I believed in Christ and I took things with zeal, what joys, what enthusiasm I had, what won- derful experiences! […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Who is perfect?
Each person must bear the weaknesses of others. Who is perfect? Who can boast that he has kept his heart undefiled? Hence, we are all sick, and whoever […]
Distance does not affect the sound of the soul
There is an invisible life, the life of the soul. This is very powerful and can influence the other person, even if we are separated by miles. This is […]
How Christ is the one who acts within us
‘Whosoever remains in Me and I in them bears much fruit.’ The Panaghia, like no one else, lived this truth. She was above all the one who remained in […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Be silent!
My child, be silent, humble, obedient till death; be ready to sacrifice yourself by cutting off your will, even if it seems like a real martyrdom—this is what self-denial […]
Continue with the same praise
Do not accuse as vicious and evil, the one who till yesterday you praised as good and virtuous because of the change from love to hatred that occurred in […]
What is salvation
Nowhere do we see the martyrs being distressed praying insistently, for example, that God rescue them. On the contrary, they pray that He give them strength to bear all […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Illness
A physician torments a sick person with operations, bitter medicines, amputation of body parts, etc., with the purpose, of course, of curing him and not of torturing him out […]