Repentance and sin
It’s not enough to say “I repent” in a broad, general sense. When you remember the minor things, they help you do the major work of repentance right. If you […]
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Where God dwells, there is nothing bad and harmful
God is a fire that burns and warms the heart, our internal parts. If we feel coldness in our hearts, which comes from the enemy “because the enemy – […]
According the will of God
What a Christian should take care of is to ask for everything in his life to happen according to the will of God. The will of God is the […]
Judgment and Condemnation of Others – Elder Efraim of Arizona
If something pushes you to criticism in any matter regarding a brother or the monastery, try to pray about the matter instead, without passing it under the judgment of […]
There’s no way to faith, but faith itself.
There is no soul aware of its poverty, which God doesn’t make richer every day. There is no soul feel- ing like a wreck –regardless of why– which the […]
Pray often, pray always
Without prayer, the Christian cannot understand the Truth, he cannot crucify his sins that arise from his passions and his desires. His heart cannot be enlightened with the light […]
Turn everything into humility and salvation
If man, little by little, starts to understand what is going on with him, takes the decision to stand humbly before God and tries to muster enough courage to […]
Silence, the mother of godly virtues. Elder Efraim of Arizona
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 […]
How to deal with sickness (or today’s virus)
Don’t be saddened when you are sick. Think that whatever God gives us is for our benefit. Whatever He allows is for our salvation. Let us be thankful […]
Now I’m totally fine. I have no pain anymore
Gregory Moisejevic Kalimanovic, a Jew and a barber in the profession, suffered many years of cancer in the esophagus. He had tried many different treatments, but nothing has worked. […]