“Flee fornication” and every other carnal sin, for man must never become a slave to his passions, a plaything of his appetites. “I can try everything, but not everything […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Elder Efraim of Arizona. What judgment will be for us !
How frightening is the question of where each person’s soul will end up! Oh, how much do forgetfulness and indolence lead us astray and me, first! If we […]
Do not allow your sorrow to lead you
Has some temptation happened to you, some tribulation on the part of your brother, and did your sorrow lead you to hatred? Be not overcome by hatred but overcome […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Who is perfect?
Each person must bear the weaknesses of others. Who is perfect? Who can boast that he has kept his heart undefiled? Hence, we are all sick, and whoever […]
Distance does not affect the sound of the soul
There is an invisible life, the life of the soul. This is very powerful and can influence the other person, even if we are separated by miles. This is […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Be silent!
My child, be silent, humble, obedient till death; be ready to sacrifice yourself by cutting off your will, even if it seems like a real martyrdom—this is what self-denial […]
Continue with the same praise
Do not accuse as vicious and evil, the one who till yesterday you praised as good and virtuous because of the change from love to hatred that occurred in […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Illness
A physician torments a sick person with operations, bitter medicines, amputation of body parts, etc., with the purpose, of course, of curing him and not of torturing him out […]
Spiritual messages
Away from God Man never feared poverty, sickness, and death so much, as he fears them now that he does not fear God. Fotis Kontoglou (1895-1965) […]
Why temptations are allowed to happen
Trials and temptations are allowed to happen to people for the following reasons. For some to have their sins forgiven which they have already committed. Others to prevent them […]