It is important that we direct all our thoughts,
all our actions,
and all our desires
towards a burning love for God.
Our heart must become inflamed with the love of God, and all our intellectual and emotional striving must be directed towards the development of the heart, for the Kingdom of God is within.
When we seek the Lord with all humility, and keep His commandments, love takes the heart by storm, and joy resides in us.
If we ignore the spiritual life, and make no effort to join our heart to God,
our heart will be lost, for an ignored heart is a lost heart.
Abbot Tryphon