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A lie is the destruction of LOVE, and a false oath is a denial of GOD.
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Saint John Climacus
step 12 : the Ladder of Divine Ascent: no. 2
on silence
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The friend of silence draws near to God and, by secretly conversing with Him, is enlightened by God.
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Saint John Climacus
step 11 : the Ladder of divine ascent: no. 5
practice love
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Fire and water are incompatible; and so is judging others in one who wants to repent.
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Saint John Climacus
step 10 : the Ladder of divine ascent: no. 8
a gaze on Christ
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Remembrance of Jesus’ sufferings cures remembrance of wrongs.
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Saint John Climacus
step 9 : the ladder of divine ascent : no 14
the fragrance of humility
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As with the appearance of light, darkness retreats; so at the franfrancd of humility, all anger and bitterness retreats.
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Saint John Climacus
step 8 : the ladder of divine ascent: step 6
on anger
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The beginning of freedom from anger is silence of the lips when the heart is agitated; the middle is silence of the thoughts when there is a mere disturbance of the soul; and the end is an imperturbable calm under the breath of unclean winds.
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Saint John CLimacus
step 8 : the ladder of divine ascent : no. 4
as we forgive
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During the upcoming Fast we approach the mystery of repentance and ask the Lord to forgive us of our sins. But this will only be given to us only if we forgive each other’s offenses.
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Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
A homily preached on Cheesefare Sunday of 1901
never despair
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Nothing equals or excels God’s mercies… a sign of true repentance is the acknowledgment that we deserve all afflictions, visible and invisible, that come upon us.
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Saint John of the Ladder
step 5 : the ladder of divine ascent: no. 38
change of mind
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repentance is reconciliation with the Lord
by the practice of good deeds
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Saint John Climacus
step 5 : the ladder of divine ascent: no. 1
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