If we keep the path of virtue undefiled through devout and true knowledge, and do not deviate to either side, we will… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Christ sits in the body at the right hand of God the Father, but we do not hold that the right hand… — John of Damascus Copy Share Image
'Now we are the sons of God'. This is the starting point of adoption. However, 'it does not yet appear what we… — Gregory Palamas 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
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
There is no greater love than that a man lays down his life for his neighbor. When you hear someone complaining and… — Poemen Copy Share Image
...a human being not only can choose but... he must choose... for in this way God retains His honor while at the… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart - love; we… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Adam became so proud that he wished to become God and died for his pride; the Son of God humbled Himself unto… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
If through fear of God you cutoff your own will - inexplicably, for you do not know how this happens - God… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
It is not our free will but 'it is the Lord who sets the captive free' (Ps. 145:7). It is not our… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
No just man suffices unto himself for the winning of justification. The divine mercy must always hold out a hand to his… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Can one, seeing the sun with one's sensuous eyes, not rejoice? But how much more joyful it is when the mind sees… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
All angels bring revelations and tidings of their superiors. The first bring word of God who is their inspiration, while the others,… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
If, as we have said, we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
... only the good deed done for Christ's sake brings us the fruits of the Holy Spirit. All that is not done… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
God belongs to all free beings. He is the life of all, the salvation of all ~faithful and unfaithful, just and unjust,… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
There is One God and One Mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ (cf. I Tim. 2:5). For He still… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
If a man really sets his heart upon the will of God, God will enlighten a little child to tell that man… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
...it is presumptuous ridicule of God if someone thinks that only the person who desires great wealth chooses mammon. Alas, the person… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
We start... imitation of Christ with Holy Baptism, which symbolizes the Lord's Burial and Resurrection. Virtuous living and conduct in accord with… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
It was not to save a nation that Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, nor to appease angry gods... Then why does Abraham… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
To Whom does our God say, 'in our image' (Gen. 1:26), to whom if it is not to Him who is 'the… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
When you say 'Yes' or promise something, you can very easily deceive yourself and others also, as if you had already done… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
...those called by Christ's name should order their lives. They should persevere in prayers and supplications and, in imitation of the angels,… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
May you be children of God, pure and unblameable, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation (cf. Phil. 1:15): and… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
Avoid duplicity, that is, do not let your heart be divided between attachment to God and attachment to earthly things, 'You cannot… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
God is a fire that warms and kindles the heart and inward parts. Hence, if we feel in our hearts the cold… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
It is God, Who is merciful and grants everyone what he needs, Who is building him up when He gives him more… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
What has actually to be said about the Cause of everything is this. Since it is the Cause of all beings, we… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
He who has not yet attained divine knowledge energized by love is proud of his spiritual progress. But he who has been… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
The decay of old aristocratic prejudices against greedy speculation, the undermining of orthodox Christian faith (which forbids avarice)... the debauching of agriculture… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
[Our Lord Jesus Christ] was... carried up to heaven (Lk. 24:50-51). With a radiant cloud for a chariot, He ascended in glory… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
... we should not worry about clothes or food? Such anxiety is a mark of? unbelievers, who reject the providence of the… — Evagrius Ponticus Copy Share Image
Both learned and unlearned young men seldom go to church, and in general do not attend to their spiritual education, looking upon… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
...when seeking material light, remember the spiritual light which is indispensable for the soul, and without which it remains in the darkness… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
The heart is refined, spiritual, and heavenly by nature - guard it; do not overburden it, do not make it earthly, be… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
How do we receive the highest mystery of Divine love to us ? the mystery of the Christian faith? With our mind,… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
If time came before me, time is not before the Word, whose Begetter is atemporal. When the beginningless Father was there, leaving… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
'Hail, you who are highly favored, the Lord is with you' (Lk. 1:28)! Thus does the holy Church invoke the most holy… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
![“[Our Lord Jesus Christ] was... carried up to heaven (Lk. 24:50-51). With a radiant cloud for a chariot, He ascended in glory (cf. Acts 1:9), entered the Holy of Holies not made by hands and sat down on the right hand of the heavenly majesty, making our human substance share His own throne and…” quote by Gregory Palamas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/gregory-palamas-12213_cfs_our-lord-jesus-christ-was-carried-up-to_2909032.jpg)
