Words from the Saints -- June 19, 2017
Gerald Largent
"Prayer is food for the soul. Do not starve the soul; it is better to let the body go hungry." --St. Joseph of Optina
"There never was, and never will be a place on earth free from sorrows. The only sorrow-less place possible is the heart, when the Lord is present there." --St. Nikon of Optina
"Each of us is Adam ...each of us is of Christ ...Just as corruption and death come down from generation to generation from the old Adam, so also incorruption and immortality come down to Christians from the new Adam." --St. Symeon the New Theologian, on Romans 5:17-6:2
"A man knows nothing about the powers that are outside him; but if they enter into him, he must fight them and drive them out." --St. Poemen
"When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does humility grow. The one gives way to the other as to its opposite. Darkness departs and light appears. Pride is darkness, but humility is light." --St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
"Just as anyone who climbs a rotten ladder risks his life, so are honors and power a danger for humility." --St. John Climacus