Since human nature was altered by the fall, God the Word became man in order to heal mortal and corruptible human nature in himself by uniting it with immortality and incorruptibility. Through the incarnation, the infinite God has shown that an inseparable union between God and man is perfectly normal, natural, and fitting for a […]

With the God-man Christ, all that is God’s has become man’s, human, ours, so that each of us individually and all of us assembled together in the Divine-human body of Christ, the Church, might become god-men, having attained ‘to the perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ’ (Eph 4:12-13). […]

When someone leads a simple life, humbly looks upon himself and feels the need of God’s providence, then he puts aside all his concerns and worries and has faith in Him. When God sees that his soul totally depends on Him and not on itself, He will mercifully protect it. Thus, this soul will intensively […]

“The heart is refined, spiritual and heavenly by nature. Guard it. Do not overburden it; do not make it earthly; be temperate to the utmost in food and drink, and in bodily pleasures in general. The heart is the temple of God. ‘If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy’ I […]

“Have love; for what salt is to food, love is to every virtue. Every virtue is tasteless and cold if it is not seasoned and warmed by divine love.” St. Euthymius the Great

Above everything is love. The thing that must concern you, my children, is love for the other person, for his soul. Whatever we do, whether it is prayer or offering advice or pointing out some error, let us do it with love. Without love, prayer is of no benefit, advice is hurtful and pointing out […]

Deal with everything with love, kindness, meekness, patience and humility. Be rocks. Let all the waves break over you and turn back leaving you untroubled. You’ll say, ‘That sounds fine, but is it possible?’ The answer is ‘Yes, always—with the grace of God.’ If we look at things in human terms, of course, it is […]

All the unpleasant things which are within your soul and cause you anxiety can become occasions for the glorification of God and cease to torment you. Have trust in God. Then you will forget your worries and become His instruments. Distress shows that we are not entrusting our life to Christ. Doesn’t St. Paul say, […]

If a man has no care whatever for himself because of love for God and virtuous deeds, knowing that God will take care of him, – such hope is true and wise. But if a man takes care for his own affairs and turns with prayer to God only when unavoidable misfortunes overtake him and […]

St Herman was once asked, “How do you live alone in the forest, Fr. Herman, don’’t you become bored and lonely?” He replied, “No! I am not alone here. God is here, as God is everywhere. Holy angels are here. Can one become bored with them? With whom is converse better and more pleasant, with […]