When the bitter cold pierces me, I start saying the Jesus Prayer and a sweet warmth spreads in my entire body. When hunger begins to overcome me, the […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Don’t be Afraid
Don’t be Afraid I remember once I told Saint Porphyrios: “I’m afraid of what is to come, the ugly times.” He looked at me puzzled and giving me a swift […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona: The gate of the kingdom of heaven
When they accuse us, when they slander us, when they tease us, when they humiliate us, when they wrong us, we must forgive. According to the heart, […]
But one thing is needed
He who hates with his heart his sins and enlightened by the Grace of the Holy Spirit desires now to serve our common King, the first thing he […]
The First Step
Paradise is not for those without sin. It is for the sinners. Paradise is full of sinners who repented. It is open to us as well. As long […]
The great gains of the Jesus prayer
My brother, start by saying continuously the Jesus Prayer (Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me), so this should become a habit for you. You have such a great […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. To whom belongs the kingdom of heaven?
Let us not lose our time in vain. The kingdom of heaven belongs to those who force themselves. 1 Bear in mind the departure of our souls, […]
You don’t have the right
You don’t have the right If you spend your entire life in sin, then you don’t have the right to hope for God’s help when you badly need it. […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona.Humble yourself and the Spirit of God will overshadow you.
Humble yourself and reproach yourself. Do not justify yourself, even if you are absolutely right, for self-justification is not conducive to the healing of our spiritual illness. […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Eternity.Paradise or hell?
Raise your mind to the dread judgment seat of Christ —what defense shall we give on the day of judgment when our deeds are judged? How frightening is the […]