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Quote of the Day Archives October
October 31, 2008 God's mercy is great to those who preserve even a single spark of faith in God and only a single drop of love. How insignificant our sins are before God's mercy! Eldress Rachel, Visionary of Russia
October 24, 2008 Now who would not say that the soul that reached this height had attained to the highest limit of perfection? And yet the final stage of all her previous attainments becomes the beginning of her introduction to all that still lies beyond. St. Gregory of Nyssa
October 17, 2008 Crowns are given for podvigs, for suffering, and therefore we will endure them with patience and hope in the Lord. Eldress Rachel, Visionary of Russia
October 10, 2008 Alas! We are in exile and we do not want to realize it. We do not want to see from what heights we have fallen. But with our own evil will, we cover our ears and shut our eyes, blinding ourselves willingly so that we might not see the truth. Woe to us, for we consider the darkness here to be light, and for a paltry pleasure that this world offers, we avoid the light there as if it were darkness. We avoid it because of the small sorrow that the body encounters, and lose the repose there. Woe to our wretchedness! For God calls out to us to become his children, but we become sons of darkness. We exchange eternity for a little bit of honey. For the small pleasure of luxury or glory, we deny and fall away from the glory of the kingdom of God. So blessed is he who sees this deception and abstains from the fleeting pleasures of this world, and aspires to the enjoyment that awaits us. Elder Joseph the Hesychast
October 3, 2008 Always say this prayer (Jesus prayer) both with your mouth and with your mind, day and night, wherever you may be, whether eating, walking, working, or sitting. Always meditate on it, as it benefits you a great deal, frees you here from every evil, delivers you there from eternal Hell, and renders you worthy of going to Paradise, our heavenly country. St. Cosmas Aitolos
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