Not in flowers and gold, not in silver and precious stones is found the value of the Cross, but in the wounds of the Lord and His Most...

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...

Bear your cross, and I shall bear mine, as we follow the heavenly Bridegroom, Christ, Who for us ungrateful sinners bore a Cross of...

Jesus did not come to eliminate suffering. Rather, He transformed it. He endured His Cross so that we can endure ours. By the power of...

O Lord, visit me in my suffering, and grant me grace and strength to bear this sickness with which I am afflicted, with Christian...

The great public prayer of the Church for those who are ill is the Service of Holy Unction. This Service, is long and exceedingly rich in...

It is impossible to escape tribulation in this world but the man who is given over to the will of God bears tribulation easily, seeing it...

Set aside your wish to find peace on this earth pre-maturely in order to receive it in time. That is, upon our death. Put to death your...

Do not forget your goal, my child. Look into the heavens and see the beauty that awaits us. Elder Ephraim of Philotheou and Arizona What...

Illness, then, is only evil in appearance. It can even constitute a blessing for man, in the sense that, if one uses it appropriately,...

Say, "My God, I leave my illness in Your holy Hands, and whenever You - Who love me so much - want to heal me, I will also want it then."...

It is later than you think. The truth is that the illnesses, afflictions and tribulations of Christians brings about the cleansing of...

God did not come into the world to eradicate suffering. He did not come even to explain it. God came into the world to fill human...

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we...

Is to bear all suffering. Whether it comes from nature, indolence, sins, or people. Elder Ephraim Since we desire to live a Christ-like...

...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow...

Eugene Rose, later Fr. Seraphim of Platina, wrote this pivotal passage in his journey from American born, protestant, spiritual seeker,...

The power of prayer. Who can deny it? Knowing we have Our Father who loves us, hears us, is with us, and who answers our prayer. ...

Give me the best. Make me Holy. If you wonder 'Where should I start?' Perhaps right here. This post is a compilation of sayings that...

May the love of our heavenly Father be with your souls, so that being invigorated by it you may bear the fruit of obedience to His...