“Work with vigilance, simply and naturally, without anxiety, with joy and happiness, with good disposition. And then divine grace will … More
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“If we abide as we have been made, we are in a state of virtue, but if we think of … More
“At all times we are captive to one of the two, to good or to evil.” – St. Porphyrios
Poemen also said, ‘The tools of the soul are these: to cast oneself down in God’s sight; not to lift … More
Mathois said, ‘The nearer a man comes to God, the more he sees himself to be a sinner. Isaiah the … More
“Paradise is for one to see forever the face of God.” – St. Porphyrios
orthodoxgladness: Humility is when a person considers himself a sinner who has not done anything good before God. Abba Isaiah … More
“Just as we injure ourselves by looking at something harmful with our physical eyes, so we injure ourselves by looking … More
“Just as we injure ourselves by looking at something harmful with our physical eyes, so we injure ourselves by looking … More
“Your only thought must be God.” – St. Porphyrios
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