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

Life is hard for you? Why, is there anyone for whom it is not hard? And do those in the world really have no troubles? Be patient, and a comforter will come in time. The Lord said, `In your patience possess ye your souls' (Lk. 21:19). If you are unable to do something and your health does not permit it, humble yourself and beg meekly [to be excused] - and above all, be patient. And if you lose patience in some situation, reproach yourself and ask God for help.

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

St. Peter of Damascus teaches, 'When joy comes, represent sorrow to yourself; and when you are encompassed by sorrow, try to awaken joy.' Thus you will be safeguarded both against deception and against despair.

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

The intellect becomes a stranger to the things of this world when its attachment to the senses has been completely sundered.

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

Spiritual freedom is release from the passions; without Christ’s mercy you cannot attain it.

Hospitality... the greatest of virtues. It draws the grace of the Holy Spirit towards us. In every stranger's face, my child, I see Christ himself.

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

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

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

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

We are sons of God or of Satan according to whether we conform to goodness or to evil.

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

Control your stomach, sleep, anger, and tongue, and you will not 'dash your foot against a stone.'

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

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

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

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