“All excesses are products of the devil.” - a desert father … [Read more...]
Draw Near with a Pure Heart
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A person can be raised up above the earth by two wings, one is simplicity and the other is purity of heart. You must be simple in your actions and pure in your thoughts and feelings. With a pure heart … [Read more...]
Faith vs. Conceit
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Hold faith and humility fast within you; for through them you will find mercy, help, and words spoken by God in the heart, along with a protector who stands beside you both secretly and manifestly. Do … [Read more...]
Without Guile
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Let all of us who wish to attract the Lord to ourselves draw near to Him as disciples to the Master, simply, without hypocrisy, without duplicity or guile, not out of idle curiosity. He Himself is … [Read more...]
Avoid Subtle and Intricate Speculations
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Walk before God in simplicity, and not in subtleties of the mind. Simplicity brings faith; but subtle and intricate speculations bring conceit; and conceit brings withdrawal from God. -- St. Isaac of … [Read more...]
