The last instructions of Abba Benjamin
Abba Benjamin of the Desert Fathers was dying and with his last breath said to his spiritual children: “Do what I tell you and you will be with God: […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
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Spiritual forcefulness
Constant forcefulness is necessary for us not to remain outside the bridal chamber of Christ, as did the foolish virgins. Rather, our spiritual forcefulness should continuously light our lamps, […]
Spiritual messages
Tell us something Tell us something, Elder. – What shall I say? – Whatever is in your heart. – What my heart says is to take the knife, cut […]
Humility
I entreat you with all my heart, detest talking back, quarreling, disobedience, self-will, boldness and every other passionate state, for all these drive away God’s love and bring […]
In the Orthodox Church everyone will be saved
Even a hermit who stays all alone in a cave, even he, from time to time –once or twice a week, de pending on his needs– will go to […]
Only your works
The only companions of the soul in the other world are your works, whether good or bad; all the others, which were dear and precious to you, leave you […]
The importance of the silence
Compel yourselves in silence, the mother of all godly virtues. Keep silent in order to say the prayer. For when one speaks, how is it possible to avoid idle […]
The Holy Spirit will be in us
The main thing is to start with God’s blessing on everything you do! When you are righteous, you have God on your side. And when you even have a […]
Pain heals souls
Pain cures not only the person who is far from God; it also heals souls that are healthy, but partially ill with a “sickness not unto death,” 1 such […]
Giving. Saint Paisios the Hagiorate
If we are asked for something and we are sorry to give it or sorry to lose it, then we loved it more than Christ. It is a wonderful […]