“Most people are like a shaving of wood which is curled round its central emptiness.” – Theophan the Recluse

“If God wants it, anything can happen.” – St. Porphyrios

“God helps us when there is no one else to help. God is there at the point of greatest tension,…

I need His grace

simplyorthodox: There is nothing on earth that I need, except that which is most essential. What do I need, what…

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that…

“Thus by what seems His utter poverty and weakness on the cross He overturns the pomp and parade of idols,…

“Our aim is not to condemn evil, but to correct it. With condemnation, a man can be lost, with understanding…

“If you do not die first, you will have time to do it. If you die before it is done,…

“A bad thought cannot be hidden.” – St. Porphyrios

“Whatever man’s heart enjoys, that it desires, and it is the slave of whomever it serves.” – The Watchful Mind,…