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

Go to the tombs and see that the assurance of men is nothing. Why then does man who is dust indulge in vainglory? Why does he who is all stench exalt himself? Let us therefore weep for ourselves while we have time, lest, at the hour of our departure, we be found asking God for extra time to repent.

If you abandon God and are a slave to the passions, you cannot reap God's mercy.

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

Concern for one's soul means hardship and humility, for through these God forgives us all our sins.

Listlessness is an apathy of soul; and a soul becomes apathetic when sick with self-indulgence.

A haughty person is not aware of his faults, or a humble person of his good qualities. An evil ignorance blinds the first, an ignorance pleasing to God blinds the second.

Self-control and strenuous effort curb desire; stillness and intense longing for God wither it.

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

Love and self-control purify the soul.

Spiritual reading and prayer purify the intellect, while love and self-control purify the soul's passionate aspect.

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

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

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.

Keep the body properly slim so that you reduce the burden of the heart's warfare, with full benefit to yourself.

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

Blessed stillness gives birth to blessed children: self-control, love and pure prayer.

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

For now is the time to labor for the Lord, for salvation is found in the day of affliction: for it is written: 'In your patience gain ye your souls' (Luke 21:19)

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5025 E. Mill Rd
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

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