The Uncreated Light
The Uncreated Light, when seen, is much brighter in intensity than sunlight and of a different nature from it. It is the same light of the Transfiguration of […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
Elder Efraim of Arizona-When you are quarreling you are doing the devil’s will
Give preference to your brother in everything. Let deference towards others characterize you. In the name of God, do not quarrel, do not criticize. These are not actions of […]
The entry of the most Holy Theotokos
Theotokos was born after a lot of prayer, against all odds. Still, she had to stay in the Holy of Holies to be prepared for twelve concise years. Adam, […]
“Your Kingdom come” means
The phrase “Your Kingdom come” in the Lord’s prayer doesn’t mean what we usually think it means: let the Kingdom of God come so that we may enjoy life […]
SAINT GEORGE OF GOMATI (celebrated 7th of May)
Saint George lived in Gomati of Halkidiki at the beginning of the 19th century AD, when Greece was enslaved to the Turks. He had a family and a mill. […]
Without me you can do nothing”.
Christian struggle has mainly this kind of mean ing: you struggle and fail, you struggle and see no result, you struggle and ultimately, in doing so, you feel more […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Watch and be ready
“Eternity”—oh, what a great mystery! The world, the flesh, and the devil lead us astray and throw us into forgetfulness—and suddenly a voice is heard: “Behold, the Bridegroom comes!” […]
Force yourself to do God’s will
Every Christian, on the one hand, ought not to rush and on the other, he ought to push himself for ward. To rush is to run, to move on […]
How to clean your conscience
Father, what happens when the conscience is darkened by sin? From where someone should begin in this situation? Can he regain the purity of his conscience? Certainly. He must […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Humility
My child, as a rule you should have continual self-reproach. In every controversy, do a prostration first; thus you receive the crown first, and you cause your brother to […]