"Compel yourselves; say the prayer; stop idle talk; close your mouths to
criticism; place doors and locks against unnecessary words. Time passes and does
not come back, and woe to us if time goes by without spiritual profit."
Elder Ephraim (from morning offering blog)
----Oh, this word is very edifying me personally, since in daily basis in my life with my beloved brothers and sisters, it is very easy for me to get attempted to be reactive, either by idle talking or by stating the judgement and therefore forget that myself even is worse than the person I am considering to be not good enough. Thanks Father Ephraim. Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!--
and this is another beautiful saying of another Elder (from Word from the Desert blog)
Christ
is our Friend, our Brother....
…He is whatever is beautiful and good. He is everything. In Christ there is
no gloom, melancholy or introversion, whereas man suffers from various
temptations and situations that make him suffer. Christ is joy, life, light, the
true light, which makes man glad, makes him fly, makes him see all things, see
all people, suffer for all people, and want all people to be with him, close to
him.
I hope you don't mind that an old man like me is taking an interest in your blog and leaving so many comments, but I am just very happy to know you exist, and I want to encourage you.
ReplyDeleteElder Ephraim, I have met him when he came to my city. Elder Porphyrios, my favorite elder, I never met, and he is now in paradise, but I love him very much. He has taught me a lot. One of my very first blog posts is a quote from Elder Porphyrios, which you also have part of in this post of yours.
If you want to see my post where I quote his words, it is this one: http://cost-of-discipleship.blogspot.com/2006/03/this-is-way-we-should-see-christ.html
I am enjoying reading your posts. I will continue.
God bless you Yudhie!
It's been a blessing for me! And I am really thankful for your kindness reading this messy and unqualified blog (both as a beginner and a poor English user).
ReplyDeleteGod bless your soul too!
Your English is great, so keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThe word verification for me to post this comment is "megali" which is the Greek word for "great".
Is this not a confirmation of what I just wrote!
Watch video
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycxr6D74q-Y
Thanks, enteringmystery... I'll check it out. Christ is the midst of us! :)
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