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

The arrows of the enemy cannot touch one who loves quietness; but he who moves about in a crowd will often be wounded.

Go, sell all that belongs to you and give it to the poor and taking up the cross, deny yourself; in this way you will be able to pray without distraction.

Break the bonds of your friendship for the body and give it only what is absolutely necessary.

If you lay down rules for yourself, do not disobey yourself; for he who cheats himself is self-deluded.

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

Let the debtor who owed ten thousand talents teach you that if you do not forgive your debtor you will not be forgiven...

Prayer attunes us for converse with God and, through long practice, leads us to friendship with Him.

Rejoice when you perform the virtues, but do not become exalted, lest, arriving at the pier, you suffer a shipwreck.

Put aside bodily considerations when you stand in prayer, lest the bite of a flea, a gnat or a fly deprive you of the greatest gain afforded by prayer.

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

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

The study of divine principles teaches knowledge of God to the person who lives in truth, longing and reverence.

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

Prayer is the seed of gentleness and the absence of anger.

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

Everything you do in revenge against a brother who has harmed you will come back to your mind at the time of prayer.

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

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

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

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