This love leads One does God’s will for fear of punishment. This person is still a total novice. He does not strive for good itself, but because he […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Confession – Εlder Efraim of Arizona
See to it that you are sincere in your deeds as well as in your words, and especially in confession. For God searches out the hearts and reins, 1 […]
There is always something to give
No one can say,” I am poor and have nothing to give”. For even if you cannot give, as those rich men who put their gifts forward, give two […]
Without a second glance
People travel to admire the high mountains, the waves of the sea, the rushing rivers, the vastness of the ocean, the bright path of the stars, and yet […]
Those who love
It is habitual for those who love to boast rather about what they suffer for their loved ones than about what they have benefited from those persons. Such […]
Spiritual messages
It is the starting point Worship is not limited to certain times of prayer (Liturgy, Vespers, etc.). The personal times of prayer are the starting point from […]
Participating in Liturgy
Once Saint Nicholas Planas was using his censer during the ninth ode, when the chanters sang “the Timiotera of Cherubin …” and he passed a lady standing in […]
Fight him
If your enemy brings you thoughts that are incongruous and objectionable and neglectful of your spiritual work, or anything else against the salvation of your soul and […]
Conscience the voice of God – Elder Efraim of Arizona
Every night, review how you passed the day, and in the morning review how the night passed, so that you know how your soul’s accounts are doing. If […]
But I Say To You, Love Your Enemies
Love is an interior disposition that cannot be described adequately, but one can specify conditions and manifestations. In this way it is possible, by close attention to the wisdom […]