They wither and die

Words of Life - 11 March 2018
 Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos

Downfall, then, is severance and departure on the part of any created being from the first cause of its existence, which is God. According to divine revelation, all things are the result of a cause, they can’t exist by themselves but only by ‘partaking’ in God’s energy and providence. If therefore, they’re cut off from the cohesive power and energy of God, they crumble and become moribund.