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Until pride departs
Saint Arsenie Boca
11 August 2020
The time of sorrow usually lasts until pride departs, because nothing can stand against the humble: not the works of others, not other people themselves, not even the demons. When humility comes, with... 
It’s difficult
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
10 August 2020
And when I sometimes see that people are heading towards catastrophe in their lives, there’s nothing I can do. I can show them a little, but they don’t understand. I can’t intervene forcefully and r...
Confidence in the Captain of the Faith
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th.
10 August 2020
The narrative has as its historical core the experience of danger which Jesus’ disciples lived through and the salvation which was provided by the presence of their Teacher Who appeared on the raging...
They live in fear
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
9 August 2020
Those who don’t know God are foolish and the light of knowledge hasn’t yet illumined them. They’re the most miserable of people. They live wretched lives and make their way towards death without hop...
You’ll tread lightly
Saint John Chrysostom
8 August 2020
When you hoard more money than you need, a breath of wind, a temptation in life and the whole boat turns upside down. But if you keep only what you need, even if a storm breaks, you’ll walk bl...
Treacherous susurrations
Saint Theophan the Recluse
7 August 2020
Those who murmur away in the soul are the evil demons. Their mutterings are the impulses of vindictive thoughts, emotions or desires. But the soul avoids them by always turning to the Lord....
