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

At the Lord's table we do not commemorate martyrs in the same way that we do others who rest in peace so as to pray for them, but rather that they may pray for us that we may follow in their footsteps.

Man's patience gives birth to hope; good hope will glorify him.

If you are not willing to repent through freely choosing to suffer, unsought sufferings will providentially be imposed on you.

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

A wise man is one who pays attention to himself and is quick to separate himself from all defilement.

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

I suppose that it is sometimes better to fall oneself and rise, than to judge one's neighbor; because one who has sinned is incited to self-abasement and repentance, while he who judges one who has sinned becomes hardened in an illusion about himself and in pride. Therefore everyone must guard himself, as much as possible, so as not to judge.

You will pay glorious homage to God if, through virtues, you imprint His likeness on your soul.

Persevere with patience in your prayer, and repulse the cares and doubts that arise within you.

Repentance and humility establish the soul. Charity and meekness strengthen it.

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

Worldly virtues promote human glory, spiritual virtues the glory of God.

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

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

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

Evil is not an actual substance, but absence of good; just as darkness is nothing but absence of light.

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

Our own will is like a wall of brass between us and God, preventing us from coming near to Him or contemplating His mercy.

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