orthodoxgladness:

The elder was asked:
– How to get rid of worldly desires?
– Do not get rid of anything. When you drink from the Spring of Bliss, you don’t want to drink from the puddle.

Compared to God nothing stands. When we see all things through the eyes of God, the futility of all we have chased after is revealed.

I sat next to such a beautiful soul as she was dying. She was so still and quiet. She slept waiting for the hand of God to lead her home. At this point all was lucid. All was transparent. Every worry. Every desire. Every object. All put aside. All revealed as futile. There were no more things to grasp. No more days to waste. Here all time came to an end. All grasping faded.

And what was left? The silent whisper of God: Come home.