Wisdom Quotes by John of Kronstadt

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Our wickedness shall not overpower the unspeakable goodness and mercy of God; our dullness shall not overpower God's wisdom, nor our infirmity God's omnipotence.

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Adam became so proud that he wished to become God and died for his pride; the Son of God humbled Himself unto death, and…

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Do not despise any man, however poor he may be; but behave with full respect and kindness to every well-intentioned man, especially to the…

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Leave all human injustices to the Lord, for God is the Judge, but as to yourself, be diligent in loving everybody with a pure…

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If you see the fury and hear the howling of the tempest, or read of shipwrecks, think of the storm of human passions causing daily groans and disturbance in the hearts of men, wrecking the spiritual ship of the soul or the ship of human society; and pray fervently to the Lord that He may subdue the tempest of sins,…

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The man who is poor in spirit desires and says with his whole heart, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be…

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Everything that breathes, breathes by air and cannot live without air; similarly all reasonable free creatures live by the Holy Spirit, as though by…

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...people mostly pray as if there were no God with them, or as if He did not heed their prayers. Let us ascribe to…

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Wherefore is this? Because our common enemy, the Devil, endeavours with all his might to oppose the intentions of the God-man, Christ. He endeavours…

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How do we receive the highest mystery of Divine love to us ? the mystery of the Christian faith? With our mind, heart and life; with our free will? Are all the three powers of our souls penetrated by holy faith, as were the souls of the saints? The kingdom of heaven 'is like leaven, which a woman took and…

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The heart is refined, spiritual, and heavenly by nature - guard it; do not overburden it, do not make it earthly, be temperate to…

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Your Lord is a God of mercy and bountifulness: be a source of mercy and bountifulness to your neighbors. If you will be such,…

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When you are in the temple, remember that you are in the living presence of the Lord God, that you stand before His face, before His eyes, in the living presence of the Mother of God, of the holy angels, and of the first-born of the Church - that is, our forefathers, the prophets, Apostles, hierarchs, martyrs, reverend Fathers, the…

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