Be careful, my child; do not let time pass fruitlessly and without improvement in your
soul, for death comes like a thief. Woe to us if it finds us in a state of sloth and
laziness—then the mountains and hills will need to weep for us; then we shall be
found empty of good works, and Hades will shepherd us eternally!
My child, why should we suffer such a lamentable shipwreck when we are able, with
God’s help, to avoid it and be rescued at the saving harbor of the kingdom of God! I
know that we have to wrestle with formidable enemies and that the labor is great. But
with God—that is, with the power of God— everything gives way when man’s will and
strength cooperate with it.
subm. no. 26
paragraphs: 5-8, 10-13 from pages 150-157
From the book
Councels from the Holy mountain
Selected from the letters and homilies of Elder Efraim of Arizona
Selection of passages from the book by Silviu Podariu
