Let us thank Him

simplyorthodox: Without winter there would be no spring, and without spring there would be no summer. So it is also … More

orthodoxgladness: The shortest road is the road to the grave; the longest road is the road to God. Monk Simeon … More

orthodoxgladness: I do not tell my pain to a friend or enemy. A friend will be sad, and the enemy … More

There was a hermit who was often ill. But one year he did not fall ill and he was very … More

orthodoxgladness: Anything that pleases God is always suffered. Priest Michael Nemonov There are many different analogies given to the positive … More

salt-and-corn: “You can’t please everyone all the time. Jesus did the will of God perfectly, and ended up with only … More

There is never too much God.

“And this is the promise He made to us: eternal life.” – John 2:25

jrich103: “Solitude is the furnace of transformation.” — Henri Nouwen We find this same sentiment with the Desert Fathers and … More

“For not only Christ gave his life for me, but all who ever loved me have sacrificed some of their … More