The more one is united to his neighbor the more he is united to God. — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
The grace of God comes swiftly to the soul when endurance is no longer possible. — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass - "Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." — Archibald Alexander Copy Share Image
Peace is truly the complete and undisturbed possession of what is desired. — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Leave all human injustices to the Lord, for God is the Judge, but as to yourself, be diligent in loving everybody with… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
...we should realize that there are three sources for our thoughts - God, the devil, and ourselves. — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Just as the light of the sun attracts a healthy eye, so through love knowledge of God naturally draws to itself a… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
A man does not possess all the gifts, lest he think that grace is nature. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
The Logos came down out of love for us. Let us not keep Him down permanently, but let us go up with… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
There is a single energy of God and the saints? they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is,… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
A good decision is our will to do everything we can within our power. It means to serve God with all we've… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
'With God all things are possible' (Mk. 10:27). With God the thought itself is deed. He speaks and it is. Short and… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
It is pointless for someone to say that he has faith in God if he does not have the works which go… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
... courage is accompanied by patience and firm resolution? God sets courage like a sea around the weakness of our nature, enabling… — Niketas Stethatos Copy Share Image
I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is… — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Copy Share Image
Do not make judgments, and you will travel no quicker road to the forgiveness of your sins. 'Judge not, so that you… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
The heavenly Father Whom we worship is the Father of the Truth, namely, of the only-begotten Son, and has the Spirit of… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
'Go to My brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Father, and to My God, and your… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
...we must all offer up a hymn of praise to the God... who is 'Lord of lords' (Deut. 10:17, Ps. 136:1, I… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
He who through virtue and spiritual knowledge has brought his body into harmony with his soul has become a harp, a flute… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Grace comes immediately to meet some of those who strive, giving them assurance of the earnest of their inheritance (cf. Eph. 1:14),… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
I pray we... come to this darkness so far above light! If only we lacked sight and knowledge so as to see,… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
... the people who, in spite of the bonds of sin which fetter them and hinder them (by constraint and by inciting… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
... whenever Christ, the Bridegroom of pure souls, is mystically united with each soul, He gives the Father occasion to rejoice over… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
God, Who is by nature good and dispassionate, loves all men equally as His handiwork. But He glorifies the virtuous man because… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
... there is clearly expressed for us? what it is we must attribute either to free will or to the decision and… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
We see the water of a river flowing uninterruptedly and passing away, and all that floats on its surface, rubbish or beams… — Tikhon of Zadonsk Copy Share Image
If... God highly exalted Christ because He humbled Himself, suffered dishonour, was tempted and endured a shameful cross and death for our… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
“Even if Christ is our scapegoat, he is not that of the Father, and [so] the sacrificial understanding is always relative, while… — Scott Cowdell Copy Share Image
When the soul is solidly rooted in... peacefulness, when it is freed of the bonds of every carnal urge, when the unshaking… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
“vision. The dynamic psychology described in this book largely focuses on the interface of psychology with what Rudolf Otto called the numinous.… — John G. Shobris Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent. — Arsenius the Great Copy Share Image
It is like employing a small tool on big constructions, if we use human wisdom in the hunt for knowledge of reality. — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
It is more important that we should remember God than that we should breathe: indeed, if one may say so, we should… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
...busyness, keeping up with others, hustling hither and yon, makes it almost impossible for an individual to form a heart... — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
It is patience that reveals every grace to you, and it is through patience that the saints received all that was promised… — Pachomius the Great Copy Share Image
Keep in mind God's precept that states, 'Judge not, and you will not be judged' (Lk. 6:37), and in no way meddle… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
![“Even if Christ is our scapegoat, he is not that of the Father, and [so] the sacrificial understanding is always relative, while the absolute is that which is beyond all sacrifice. Tell me what you think. Is it that the definition of perfect love between the Father and the Son, or the identity of…” quote by Scott Cowdell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bb6/scott-cowdell-38548_learning_even-if-christ-is-our-scapegoat-he-is-no_2543991.jpg)
