The world has abandoned innocence and goodness. Every day it takes care to head toward evil. The more years pass it heads [increasingly] toward catastrophe and God doesn’t want this.
– Elder George of Drama (1901-1959)
When people treat us unjustly, God justifies us. – Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1930-1989)
It’s possible for people to come to the point of despair and see before them the living reality of chaos and say, “We’re falling into chaos! Everyone get back, get back, go back, we’ve been deceived,” and thus return to the path which leads them to God, and for our Orthodox faith to shine. God…
We must be very careful what we ask of God in prayer, for we don’t know, when we ask for a trial and He gives it, if we’ll be able to bear it. – Elder Iakovos (Tsalikis) (1920-1991)
For the time being I live in a cave. I have wonderful silence. I am the luckiest of men, for I live without cares and enjoy the honey of silence unceasingly. And when grace departs for just a little, silence comes as another grace and it shelters me in its harbor. And thus, the pains…
Pay no attention to things earthly and passing. Be concerned about the union of your soul with God. – Elder Amphilochios (Makris) of Patmos (1889-1970)
