Church Fathers V3 - Fr George Grube - Saint Mina Coptic Orthodox ...
Church Fathers V3 - Fr George Grube - Saint Mina Coptic Orthodox ...
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+ The Lord helps us amid sorrows and temptations. He does not free us from<br />
them, but imparts to us the power to bear them easily, even to ignore them.<br />
- Nikon of Optina<br />
+ I think that for those living in community, obedience is a greater virtue than<br />
chastity, however perfect. Chastity carries within it the danger of pride, but<br />
obedience has within it the promise of humility.<br />
- Holy Father Syncletia<br />
+ If someone has faith in another and hands himself over to him in complete<br />
submission, he does not need to pay attention to God’s Commandments but<br />
he can entrust his whole will to his father. He will suffer no reproach from God,<br />
for He looks for nothing from beginners as much as renunciation through<br />
obedience.<br />
- A Desert Father<br />
+ Obedience responds to obedience. When someone obeys God, then God<br />
obeys his prayer requests.<br />
- Abba Mios of Belos<br />
+ An inexperienced monk consulted a certain holy elder regarding what rule<br />
of fasting he should follow. “Avoid excesses, my child ”, he advised him. “Many<br />
have tried to fast beyond their powers and did not endure for very long.”<br />
- <strong>Fr</strong>om the Desert <strong>Fathers</strong><br />
+ Without temptations it is impossible to acquire a strong constitution of the<br />
soul. But again, to withstand them is not in our power. How could perishable<br />
clay withstand the action of water unless the Divine fire makes it strong? If we<br />
submit to the yoke of God’s will and pray with constant desire and humility, then,<br />
through patience, we also shall receive everything from Our Lord Jesus Christ. -<br />
- Monks Callistus and Ignatius<br />
+ When temptation comes upon you, do not seek where it came from or why,<br />
but be concerned about enduring it thankfully, without sorrow and without<br />
remembering evil.<br />
- St. Mark the Ascetic<br />
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