Elder Efraim of Arizona-Illness
May the God of patience and consolation 1 grant you patience and His caress of consolation to strengthen you to continue the struggle. My child, do not look […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
True faith
Said Abba Euprepius: “If you admit that God is trustworthy and powerful, believe in Him and you will share in His blessings. But if you take it lightly, it […]
Christ, He knows how to make us move
If someone looks at the life of Christ, the life of His disciples, the life of the saints and is encouraged to imitate them –and attempts to imitate Christ […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Let us expose the lie of devil’s traps
The devil, of course, will not remain inactive; he also has his own weapons. Which ones? For instance, he whispers to us: “You can’t do anything. I will throw […]
The Ascetic Desert
The ascetic meaning of the word “desert” does not refer to a geographical place, but to a way of life. It is such a kind of “withdrawal” from people, […]
I believe unconditionally
God expects you to say to Him one day: “Yes, my God, I used to accept you, I used to believe in you, I used to do many religious […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- illness
God chastens and then heals; He raises up and casts down—who is able to withstand the will of the Lord? If God wills that we suffer, He has some […]
Reading the Holy Bible
Blessed Epiphanius said: “You get great security for the avoidance of sin by reading the Holy Bible.” The Christian books Blessed Epiphanius said: “It is necessary, for those who […]
The mystery of salvation
You should feel the mystery of salvation deeply in your heart. Listen to this piece of advice: be over whelmed by salvation, love it, long for it. You should […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-On Passions
Do not feed your passions by yielding to them, so that you do not suffer pain and affliction later! Labor now, as much as you can, because otherwise, if […]