Man follows God when he obeys His commandments, when he studies and applies the law of God, day, and night. The law of God, which the Christian studies, […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Elder Efraim of Arizona. What we have to think every day and night!
When God brings the new day, let us think that it is our last day and that when the sun sets we shall depart to the judgment seat of […]
To love and serve God
Only one thing we need: to love and serve our Lord. This is what we also learn from wise king Solomon in Ecclesiastes (12, 13): “Fear God and keep […]
Prayer works wonders
Prayer works wonders. A mother should not be content just with the sensual sweet caress of her child but should practice the spiritual caress of prayer. Saint […]
Dealing with struggle-Dealing with conflict
“Do not be despondent when fighting against the incorporeal enemy, but even in the midst of your afflictions and oppression praise the Lord, Who has found you worthy to […]
Be thankful for what you have
Be thankful to God, in every moment of your lives. But many have fallen into what happens to the unhappy people. They despise the things they presently have and […]
Salvation through Theotokos
– Someone, Elder, asked us: ‘Since our salvation is in God’s hands, why, when we invoke the Virgin Mary, we say: “Most Holy Theotokos, save us”? – Let’s say […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The shorter road to God
I entreat our Panagia very much that she grant me humility in all things, for it is a fundamental virtue, and without it the grace of the All-holy Spirit […]
Abstinence
Some brothers from the Skete went to visit Saint Anthony. So, they got on a boat to go there and in it they found another Elder, who also […]
Tongue as the enemy
Elder Sesoe once said with conviction, “Have courage. Here in the desert, I have thirty years that I no longer ask God for forgiveness from sin, but I […]