The great public prayer of the Church for those who are ill is the Service of Holy Unction. This Service, is long and exceedingly rich in...

How are you to know if you are living according to the will of God? He who lives according to God's will has no cares. The soul given...

Set aside your wish to find peace on this earth pre-maturely in order to receive it in time. That is, upon our death. Put to death your...

Illness, then, is only evil in appearance. It can even constitute a blessing for man, in the sense that, if one uses it appropriately,...

Say, "My God, I leave my illness in Your holy Hands, and whenever You - Who love me so much - want to heal me, I will also want it then."...

There is no one, who in the course of a lifetime, has not had to face some form of illness. It's not 'if' we get sick, but rather 'when'....

Which medicine brought about spiritual rebirth to the souls of men? Was it not the gigantic Cross of our Lord Jesus? If the Lord had...

Fourth Sunday of Pascha: The Paralyzed Man. After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in...

In order to follow Christ, let us take up our cross. The taking up of our cross is called the willing pious submission to God’s judgment...

God did not come into the world to eradicate suffering. He did not come even to explain it. God came into the world to fill human...

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we...

In the beginning, there was no pain, no suffering, no illness or death. Sin breeds evil, and evil breeds suffering.

Is to bear all suffering. Whether it comes from nature, indolence, sins, or people. Elder Ephraim Since we desire to live a Christ-like...

...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow...

The power of prayer. Who can deny it? Knowing we have Our Father who loves us, hears us, is with us, and who answers our prayer. ...

Give me the best. Make me Holy. If you wonder 'Where should I start?' Perhaps right here. This post is a compilation of sayings that...

Patience is the strongest medicine that heals great and long-lasting trials. Most trials are endured only with patience. Elder Paisios...