The life of man hangs by a hair. At every step, our life hangs in the balance. How many millions of people woke up in the morning, never...

Yes, my child, we must love everyone, regardless of whether they love us or not—that is their business. I pray that the All-good God...

Cling to our sweet Jesus, cry out to Him in your afflictions. Entrust to Him the care of grievous things and He will do good to you....

My child, do not forget that we are in this world only temporarily and that our life dangles by a thread and that all the desirable...

The older I grow, the more I perceive the instability, the vanity of earthly things. Oh, why do we trouble ourselves in vain with all...

Complete trust in God. That's what holy humility is. Complete obedience to God, without protest, without reaction, even when some...

Of all prayers, this is The Prayer. The Jesus Prayer. It is called “the lifeline of the soul and of the body”, “the foundation of...

I feel illness as the love of Christ. I often say to Him: ‘My Christ, Your love knows no limits!’ How I am alive is a miracle. (Offered...

Terrible is the approach of death to people who are passionate, sinful and weak, who have not tried to live blamelessly in this vain...

Remember, O man, that thou art dust. And unto dust shalt thou return. Riches do not remain. Glory does not accompany one to the other...

Do not fear, for we have before us our big brothers - the angels - who fight together with us. December 7, 2019. Memory eternal! For...

Everyone has a cross to carry. Elder Ephraim of Katounakia Every single person has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our...

Is God absent or present? Is He near at hand, or remote and withdrawn? It’s a matter of how you look at it. Archimandrite Aimilianos of...

We benefit greatly from our illnesses, as long as we endure them without complaint and glorify God, asking for His mercy. Saint...

Then don't expect to ascend. Whoever does not endure sufferings should not expect grace from Him. Elder Joseph the Hesychast When can...

I have no fear. Because I have given myself to Him, because I have surrendered myself to Him, I have no fear. I’m on my way to heaven....

Is God absent or present? Is He near at hand, or remote and withdrawn? It’s a matter of how you look at it. Elder Aimilianos of...

God never gives you a Cross without first weighing and measuring it very carefully to make sure that the Cross will result in your...

I am just a poor ascetic, who has grown old in the wilderness, and I wanted to heal only through faith. But I, too, am learning that...

Oh, if man would only lift his mind above this earthly realm to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the inconceivable beauty of paradise where...