Do you wish to commune with God? Strive to be merciful… a man should first of all begin to be merciful in the measure that our heavenly Father is merciful.
Saint Issac of Syria
holy humility
“When the heart has God given humility it sees everything clearly. It already lives in the earthly Uncreated Church of God… I am referring to humility that is not said with words, neither is it that which we fell we have acquired. Holy humility is God’s gift to the soul.”
The Divine Light Elder Porphyrios Lit in My Heart
Saint Porphyrios
love physical effort
“So you too should love physical effort and tiredness. It is good for the body and good for the soul.”
Saint Porphyrios
fervent love
“Give yourself completely to Christ with fervent love and longing… be simple, prudent and focused. Always feel the presence of the Lord.”
The Divine Light Elder Porphyrios Lit In My Heart
-Monk Agaios-
Saint Porphyrios
culitvate love
“Prayer is to approach everything made by God with love.”
Saint Porphyrios
“I enjoyed the garden. I bought a hand held cultivator to prepare the ground as well as possible. The garden had everything: tomatoes, aubergines, pumpkins, onions, garlic and so on. My great love was for the trees. I was filled with joy to look at them. I planted four hundred trees: walnut trees, plum trees, pear trees, apple trees, peach trees, almond trees, hazelnut trees, medlar trees and pomegranate trees. I loved the work. I always said and still say: “Work as if you were immortal, and live as if you were on the point of death. That is, plant walnut trees, fig trees and olive trees, even if you are ninety years old!”
Saint Porphyrios
“Love Christ and put nothing before His Love. He is joy, He is life, He is light. Christ is Everything. He is the ultimate desire, He is everything. Everything beautiful is in Christ.”
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