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

The way to attain compunction is an attentive life. ‘The beginning of repentance comes from the fear of God and attention,’ as the holy martyr Boniface says.

A holy man told us one day, that the source of all heresies and schisms in the church was, loving God too little, and ourselves too much.

Each Christian, especially a priest, should follow in example the goodness of the Lord, that everyone should be invited to partake of the Lord's food at your table. The miser is an enemy of the Lord.

Compunction comes when you consider how much you have grieved God Who is so good, so sweet, so merciful, so kind, and entirely full of love; Who was crucified and suffered everything for us. When you meditate on these things and other things the Lord has suffered, they bring compunction.

Guard yourselves from soul-destroying heresy, communion with which is alienation from Christ.

Beware of reading the doctrines of heretics for they, more than anything else, can equip the spirit of blasphemy against you.

Only with the greatest struggle and sacrifice is the chaff of heresy separated from the wheat of Orthodox truth.

If you wish that God should speedily give you hearty faith in prayer, strive with all your heart to speak and to do everything in regard to other people sincerely, and never be deceitful in your dealings with them. If you are straightforward and truthful with others, then God will give you straightforwardness and sincere faith also in reference to Himself.

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