How to behave during an illness so that it would be unto salvation. Do not panic and do not lose heart during an illness or aging. What...

Thank God for them. For - all is gift - especially unanswered prayers, because the Lord is an omniscient giver of gifts. Whether or not...

Why do men leave one place and settle in another place? Primarily because they hope that they will be more fortunate in the other place....

For every man, peace of soul is precious. From perpetual vigilance over the heart, purity is born, in which the Lord is seen according...

The gateway to the Fast has been opened. The arena of abstinence lies here before us. Let us rouse ourselves with fiery eagerness, and so...

Any Orthodox Christian who does even the least bit of spiritual reading will come across the Slavic word “podvig.” While this word can be...

Freeze dried food, check. Extra batteries, check. Water, check. Gun, Bullets, check, check. Let's see, "What else are we...

Saint John Chrysostom writes to Saint Olympia about how to combat depression during sickness. "What, therefore, do I say and write? ...

We encounter in Christian history, any number of holy people, faced with their own illnesses or the illnesses of those in their care, who...

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

How many times have we heard this from others and also said it ourselves? It is true: All we can do is pray - but that is not how this...

Make a firm resolution to do everything for the Lord, to receive everything from His Fatherly Hand, and make a special resolution to do...

My will. Your will. God's Will. In general, do not become irritated when anything is not done in accordance with your will, but learn...

The secret? To struggle to acquire the grace of God. We benefit greatly from our illnesses, as long as we endure them without complaint...

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...

It is clear that healing itself, while resulting from natural processes, actually comes from God. Dr. Jean-Claude Larchet St. Theophilus...

Suffering is an indication of another Kingdom which we look to. If being Christian meant being “happy” in this life, we wouldn’t need...

1. interjection: used to express grief, regret or distress 1. noun: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief...

There is no greater evil than egotism. It gives birth to all temptations and troubles, and woe to whomever it entangles - it will deform...

I leave my illness in Your Holy Hands, whenever You - Who love me so much - want to heal me, I will also want it then. I only ask Your...