Words from the Saints -- May 7, 2020
Gerald Largent
"Do not think that every affliction is a consequence of sin. For there are some who do God's will and yet are tested. Thus it is written that the ungodly and wicked shall be persecuted (Psalm 37:28), but also that those who "seek to live a holy life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution" (2 Timothy 3:12)." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"The person who is unaffected by the things of this world loves stillness; and he who loves no human thing loves all men." --St. Thalassios the Libyan
"In all of our deeds God looks at the intention, whether we do it for His sake, or for the sake of some other intention." --St. Maximos the Confessor
"Years are not needed for true repentance, and not days, but only an instant." --St. Ambrose of Optina