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 […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
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 […]
God will rase us – Elder Efraim of Arizona
Struggle, my child, so that your soul may bear fruit, for the position that each person will receive beside the Lord Jesus corresponds to how much he has labored. […]
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 – […]
Silence, the mother of godly virtues. Elder Efraim of Arizona
Compel yourselves in silence, the mother of all godly virtues. Keep silent in order to say the prayer. For when one speaks, how is it possible to avoid idle […]
How to deal with sickness (or today’s virus)
Don’t be saddened when you are sick. Think that whatever God gives us is for our benefit. Whatever He allows is for our salvation. Let us be thankful […]
Glory to God
Let us hymn and glorify God in trials. Let us not be beggars and only ask things from God like: “give me this, give me that, why won’t you […]
In the name of God – Elder Efraim of Arizona
Give preference to your brother in everything. Let deference towards others characterize you. In the name of God, do not quarrel, do not criticize. These are not actions of […]
This helps a lot
Do your best to get good thoughts for others. If it is possible, to see everybody as a person with virtues and goodness. Only in ourselves to see defects […]