Slander is a great evil. Just as the little rudder steers the whole ship wherever it wants, likewise the tongue leads a person either to good or to evil. […]
Ιnto the commandments of God
If you love God, you will enter immediately into the will, onto the road of God, you will go into the commandments of God. For you, God will be […]
St. Nilos the Ascetic about the clear prayer and the true prayer
Anyone who loves true prayer, but gets angry and is resentful, is not blameless. For he is like one who wants to see well and clearly but shakes his […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Illness
Gold has to pass through the furnace to become purified, and the soul of a Christian has to pass through the furnace of temptations to receive the seal of […]
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When God spokes to us
Regardless of what you are like, God wishes you to listen, understand and see the truth being revealed to you. The soul has to stay open, so that it […]
The Uncreated Light
The Uncreated Light, when seen, is much brighter in intensity than sunlight and of a different nature from it. It is the same light of the Transfiguration of […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The shorter road to God
I entreat our Panagia very much that she grant me humility in all things, for it is a fundamental virtue, and without it the grace of the All-holy Spirit […]
Salvation through Theotokos
– Someone, Elder, asked us: ‘Since our salvation is in God’s hands, why, when we invoke the Virgin Mary, we say: “Most Holy Theotokos, save us”? – Let’s say […]
The entry of the most Holy Theotokos
Theotokos was born after a lot of prayer, against all odds. Still, she had to stay in the Holy of Holies to be prepared for twelve concise years. Adam, […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The sign of God’s love
My blessed child in Christ, I am praying that the great Physician of souls and bodies grant you your full health, in accordance with His holy will. […]
