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

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

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

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

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

Bind yourself to the Divine Writings.

The Lord’s most important commandments are 'Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.' Moreover, those desirous of salvation should always keep in mind the words of St. Peter Damascene, that creation takes place between fear and hope.

Love and self-control purify the soul.

It is an insult to the intelligence to be subject to what lacks intelligence and to concern itself with shameful desires.

The way of humility is this: self-control, prayer, and thinking yourself inferior to all creatures.

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

If they will praise you, you must remain silent—do not say anything.

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

Do not be ashamed to reveal your scabs to your spiritual director. Be prepared as well to accept from him disgrace for your sins, so that by being disgraced, you might avoid eternal shame.

If you find that you have no love but desire to have it, do the works of love and the Lord will see your desire and effort and put love in your heart.

Self-love -- that is, friendship for the body -- is the source of evil in the soul.

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

Whoever reproaches us gives us a gift, but whoever praises us, steals from us.

The fathers say that a man who sets store by the gold and silver he can amass does not believe that there is a God who provides for him.

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Archangel Michael Orthodox Church
5025 E. Mill Rd
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147

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