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

A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of those who have made progress – freedom from anger and patient endurance of injuries; and of the perfect – humility, thirst for dishonors, voluntary craving for involuntary afflictions, non- condemnation of sinners, compassion even beyond one’s strength. The first are acceptable, the second laudable; but blessed are those who hunger for hardship and thirst for dishonor, for they shall be filled with the food whereof there can be no satiety.

For those who bear them with faith, misfortunes serve to correct their sins, to exercise and test them, to lead them to abandon the wretchedness of this life, and to encourage them to long fervently and seek constantly for everlasting adoption as sons and redemption, the truly new life and blessedness.

Do not trust that because of abstinence you will not fall. One who had never eaten was cast from Heaven.

Repentance is the renewal of baptism. Repentance is a contract with God for a second life. A penitent is a buyer of humility. Repentance is constant distrust of bodily comfort. Repentance is self-condemning reflection, and carefree self-care. Repentance is the daughter of hope and the renunciation of despair.

It is not safe to swim in one's clothes, nor should a slave of passion touch theology.

He who has tasted the things on high easily despises what is below. But he who has not tasted the things above finds joy in possessions.

A vigilant eye makes the mind pure; but much sleep hardens the soul.

We should bear in mind the fact that just as the earth cannot yield worthwhile fruit without labor, so the soul cannot acquire anything which pleases God or leads to salvation without spiritual struggles.

People of high spirit bear offence nobly and gladly, but only the holy and righteous can pass through praise without harm.

Fasting and self-control are a double wall of defense and whoever lives within them enjoys great peace.

It seems to me that, in all cases when indignity is offered to us, we should be silent; for it is our moment of profit.

Unless we bear with patience the afflictions that come to us unsought, God will not bless those that we embrace deliberately.

A little fire softens a large piece of wax. So, too, a small indignity often softens, sweetens and wipes away suddenly all the fierceness, insensibility and hardness of our heart.

Repentance raises the fallen, mourning knocks at the gate of Heaven, and holy humility opens it.

As with the appearance of light, darkness retreats; so, at the fragrance of humility, all anger and bitterness vanishes.

In the presence of an invisible spirit, the body becomes afraid; but in the presence of an angel, the soul of the humble is filled with joy. Therefore, when we recognize the presence from the effect, let us quickly hasten to prayer, for our good guardian has come to pray with us.

Those who mourn and those who are insensitive are not subject to fear, but the cowardly often have become deranged. And this is natural. For the Lord rightly forsakes the proud that the rest of us may learn not to be puffed up.

Meekness is a rock overlooking the sea of anger, which breaks all the waves that dash against it, yet remains completely unmoved.

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