A man called his Spiritual Father with all kind of questions regarding his job. The man had a big research center that he was running and […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
The Jesus prayer is the way to unit us with God
I told him that the soul could be freed from sinful thoughts only by our willingness to guard the mind and clean the heart, and this could be […]
The human soul
My brothers, you must recognize that: There is something bigger than the land. And that’s the sea. There is something bigger than the sea. And that’s the sky. And there […]
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 […]
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. […]