A Battle of Wills.
My will. Your will. God's Will. In general, do not become irritated when anything is not done in accordance with your will, but learn...
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- Jan 4
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Ever Present Help.
Immanuel. God is with us. Wonderful Counselor. Lord of Life. Lord of All. Prince of Peace. Mighty God - Immanuel. St. Afanasy...
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- Dec 28, 2022
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Death My Friend.
Terrible is the approach of death to people who are passionate, sinful and weak, who have not tried to live blamelessly in this vain...
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- Dec 27, 2022
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The Healer who Heals.
It is clear that healing itself, while resulting from natural processes, actually comes from God. Dr. Jean-Claude Larchet St. Theophilus...
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- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Whoa. Woe.
1. interjection: used to express grief, regret or distress 1. noun: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief...
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- Dec 2, 2022
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I. Me. Mine. (me)
There is no greater evil than egotism. It gives birth to all temptations and troubles, and woe to whomever it entangles - it will deform...
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- Nov 18, 2022
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The Attentive Life.
If you wish, you can be a slave of the passions, and if you wish, you can remain free, and choose not to submit to their soul crushing...
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- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Blessed is the Warrior.
Blessed is he, who like a courageous warrior defending heavenly treasures, preserves his soul and body without reproach in the Lord. Holy...
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- Nov 4, 2022
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Light as Cork.
Everyone has a cross to carry. Elder Ephraim of Katounakia Every single person has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our...
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- Oct 31, 2022
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Do not React.
Do not resent. Do not react. Keep inner stillness. These three spiritual principles, or disciplines, are really a summation of the...
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- Sep 30, 2022
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"You Don't Want to Suffer?"
Then don't expect to ascend. Whoever does not endure sufferings should not expect grace from Him. Elder Joseph the Hesychast When can...
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- Sep 2, 2022
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Illness and the Work of Perfection.
Even if we are bedridden, we are to continue the struggle against the passions, producing fruits worthy of repentance. This work of...
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- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
"Lord, where are You?"
Is God absent or present? Is He near at hand, or remote and withdrawn? It’s a matter of how you look at it. Elder Aimilianos of...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 5 min
Yes, Lord.
God never gives you a Cross without first weighing and measuring it very carefully to make sure that the Cross will result in your...
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- Aug 1, 2022
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Salvation through Suffering.
Not in flowers and gold, not in silver and precious stones is found the value of the Cross, but in the wounds of the Lord and His Most...
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- Jul 15, 2022
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Personhood and the Value of Suffering (part two)
Jesus did not come to eliminate suffering. Rather, He transformed it. He endured His Cross so that we can endure ours. By the power of...
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- Jul 7, 2022
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Prayers of Thanksgiving, Protection, Deliverance
Almighty God, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, come to my help and deliver me from this difficulty that besets me. I believe...
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