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

The adversary will sit in the temple of Jerusalem, in order to show himself as Christ, he will demand that those who are captivated by him should worship him as Christ. The Antichrist will demand worship as if he were God.

If they are worthy, ordinary people and ascetics are provided through circumstances of their life with the opportunities to be crowned by God.

He who guards his lips, watches over his soul; but he who is bold with his lips, dishonors himself. Silence gathers, but much talking scatters.

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

Mind is not soul, but a gift from God which saves the soul. A mind pleasing to God flows ahead of the soul and counsels it to scorn the temporal, material and corruptible, and to love blessings that are eternal, incorruptible and immaterial, so that, while living in the body, man should, with his mind, apprehend and contemplate the heavenly and the divine. In this way a God-loving mind is a benefactor and savior of the human soul.

Keep close to Jesus.

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

Apt silence bridles anger.

When you close the doors to your dwelling and are alone you should know that there is present with you the angel whom God has appointed for each man...This angel, who is sleepless and cannot be deceived, is always present with you; he sees all things and is not hindered by darkness. You should know, too, that with him is God, who is in every place; for there is no place and nothing material in which God is not, since He is greater than all things and holds all men in His hand.

Do good to one who wrongs you, and God will be your friend.

Patient endurance is the soul's struggle for virtue; where there is struggle for virtue, self-indulgence is banished.

According to the degree to which the intellect is stripped of the passions, the Holy Spirit initiates the intellect into the mysteries of the age to be.

If we use all means and all efforts to avoid death of the body, how much more must we seek to avoid death of the soul. For there is no obstacle for a man wishing to be saved, except negligence and laziness of soul.

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

The person who is unaffected by the things of this world loves stillness; and he who loves no human thing loves all men.

In the humble God rejoices, but from the proud He is driven away; where there is humility, the glory of God shines forth.

The time is coming when people will be insane, and when they see someone who is not insane, they will attack him saying 'You are insane because you are not like us.'

Keep the commandments, and you will find peace; love God, and you will attain spiritual knowledge.

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