orthodoxgladness: Nothing is as pleasing to God as a grateful and thankful soul. – St. John Chrysostom Let us look to … More

“That which you most need will be found where you least want to look”

truthisfree: Carl Yung The dark places inside of ourselves that frighten us. The areas where we wince when faced with … More

When Nesteros the Great was walking in the desert with a brother, they saw a dragon and ran away. The … More

orthodoxgladness: Rejoice, if the Almighty chose you for testing. After all, you do not know what is really better for … More

spiritandteeth: “God’s love is like water: it seeks the lowest place.” — J. Heinrich Arnold, Discipleship  And surely he found … More

inspiredbyjesuslove: “The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.” — Elisabeth Elliot  (via savedbymercyandgrace)

catholicthinker: ‪"A man knows when he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live and begins … More

“People are always willing to help someone bear his cross, when they know that it is the cross upon which … More

The monks praised a brother to Antony. Antony went to him and tested him to see if he could endure … More

catholicthinker: “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” – … More