spiritandteeth: “All of us need times of quiet before God.” — J. Heinrich Arnold, Discipleship

orthodoxgladness: Strive to be better than yesterday, and not better than others. Once we enter the competition against others the … More

ella-eyyyy: “Keep praying even if you only have a whisper left.” — (via randytemple) “But when will the temptations end?” … More

orthodoxgladness: A sign of a person who has found God is peace and quiet emanating from him. – Monk Simeon … More

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

There is never too much God.

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

wisdomoftheholyfathers: Why do we pray at all? If God is omniscient then He doesn’t need for us to tell him … More

prayerfulpilgrim: If the Americans were as expert in spiritual matters as they are in business affairs, all of them would … More

orthodoxgladness: Forgiveness begins at the moment when we feel sorry for the guilty. – Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh