One time late in the day, the hieromonk Father Fotis visited a house in our town Mytilene of the island of Lesbos, and he stayed there over night. Before […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Where God dwells, there is nothing bad and harmful
God is a fire that burns and warms the heart, our internal parts. If we feel coldness in our hearts, which comes from the enemy “because the enemy – […]
The pleasures of God and the pleasuers of life -Elder Efraim of Arizona
May an angel of God, my child, follow you and show you the path of God and of your salvation. Amen; so be it. I pray that God gives […]
How to pray. You will find it easily
You will find it easily If you truly want to learn how to pray, take as an example and learn to imitate a good guitar player. Such a person tilts […]
When we pray, is it good to keep praying until we feel joy?
When we pray, is it good to keep praying until we feel joy? I have done this many times and the feeling of joy happens. The saint said. No, […]
Prayer and works of love
We should pray for ourselves out of inner need, while we should pray for others out of genuine love. The greatest charity that we can offer to a person […]
We avoid judging
We avoid judging If we see only good in others, we avoid reproaching and judging them. However, if we pay attention on our own virtues, then we will be […]
Frequency in prayer -Elder Efraim of Arizona
Frequency in prayer creates a habit of prayer, which quickly becomes second nature and which frequently brings the nous and the heart to a higher spiritual state. It is […]
Reliable and pleasant
The Kingdom of God is not earned with what we speak, the tongue, but with the heart. The heart is where we keep the treasures with which the Kingdom […]
Like its the plague
Run away from places that you may fall in sin or you have fallen before, as from the plague. For when food is not present, we have no frequent […]