A young man is talking with an Elder at the Holy Mountain: “My child, fasting is as old as we are. It was given to us in Paradise when […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
A real virtue
That’s a real virtue, to treat the presumptuous and rude with leniency. For none of those who want to cure the sick and punish the maniac, do not act […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Illness
May the God of patience and consolation 1 grant you patience and His caress of consolation to strengthen you to continue the struggle. My child, do not look […]
True faith
Said Abba Euprepius: “If you admit that God is trustworthy and powerful, believe in Him and you will share in His blessings. But if you take it lightly, it […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Let us expose the lie of devil’s traps
The devil, of course, will not remain inactive; he also has his own weapons. Which ones? For instance, he whispers to us: “You can’t do anything. I will throw […]
The Ascetic Desert
The ascetic meaning of the word “desert” does not refer to a geographical place, but to a way of life. It is such a kind of “withdrawal” from people, […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- illness
God chastens and then heals; He raises up and casts down—who is able to withstand the will of the Lord? If God wills that we suffer, He has some […]
Reading the Holy Bible
Blessed Epiphanius said: “You get great security for the avoidance of sin by reading the Holy Bible.” The Christian books Blessed Epiphanius said: “It is necessary, for those who […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-On Passions
Do not feed your passions by yielding to them, so that you do not suffer pain and affliction later! Labor now, as much as you can, because otherwise, if […]
God why did you let this happen
Many times, we try to understand why something happens in our lives, usually something that produces a lot of pain. Then we ask the Lord, “Why did you let this […]