Whoever loves God far more than himself, or rather no longer loves himself but only God, no longer vindicates his own honour; for his sole wish is that the divine righteousness, which has accorded him eternal honour, should alone be held in honour. This he no longer wishes in a half-hearted way, but with the force of an attitude established in him through his deep experience of the love of God. St. Diadochus, bishop of Photike in Epirus
Whatever you do to avenge yourself against a brother who has done you a wrong will prove a stumbling-block to you during prayer. Evagrios the Solitary
Let us seek out, then, the speck of faith that remains through our sin and our blindness. The Lord will make of it a seed capable of planting Eden in the heart. Bishop Irenei Steenberg
Gifts of Grace are given only to those who work for them by constantly guarding their souls. Elder Thaddeus(Strabulovich) of Vitovnica
Nevertheless, the demons’ power is no power. They exercise force through deception and wield a sword through a lie. This is why our Holy Fathers instruct us that their defeat is so easy. By the simple sign of the precious Cross, the demons and all their terror can be put to flight. Bishop Irenei Steenberg
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