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A collection of scriptural meditations from Saints and Fathers of the Church.

A false prophet will prophesy concerning the Antichrist saying he is Christ and he himself will try to convince everyone that he is Christ.

Just as desire and rage multiply our sins, so self-control and humility erase them.

He who fears God will pay careful attention to his soul and will free himself from communion with evil.

St. Peter of Damascus teaches, 'When joy comes, represent sorrow to yourself; and when you are encompassed by sorrow, try to awaken joy.' Thus you will be safeguarded both against deception and against despair.

If you lay down rules for yourself, do not disobey yourself; for he who cheats himself is self-deluded.

Strive to love every man equally, and you will simultaneously expel all the passions.

He who guards his lips preserves his soul; but he who is bold with his lips dishonors himself.

All sin is due to sensual pleasure, all forgiveness to hardship and distress.

May Peter, who wept so efficaciously for himself, weep for us and turn towards us Christ's benignant countenance.

Make the body serve the commandments, keeping it so far as possible free from sickness and sensual pleasure.

You were commanded to keep the body as a servant, not to be unnaturally enslaved to its pleasures.

Long-suffering and readiness to forgive curb anger; love and compassion wither it.

Struggle until death to fulfill the commandments: purified through them, you will enter into life.

Love and self-control purify the soul.

The person who listens to Christ fills himself with light; and if he imitates Christ, he reclaims himself.

The soul's health consists in dispassion and spiritual knowledge; no slave to sensual pleasure can attain it.

Fear of the Lord conquers desire, and distress that accords with God's will repulses sensual pleasure.

The greatest weapons of someone striving to lead a life of inward stillness are self-control, love, prayer, and spiritual reading.

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