Words from the Saints -- November 10, 2022
Gerald Largent
"A mind from which the thought of God has been carried away and which has thus become far removed from remembering Him, is also indifferent to sin with the outer senses. For such a mind can guide neither the hearing nor the tongue, since zest to work on itself has gone out of it." --St. Nilus of Sinai
"A self-indulgent heart becomes a prison and chain for the soul when it leaves this life; whereas an assiduous heart is an open door." --St. Mark the Ascetic
"You seek the Lord? Seek, but only within yourself. He is not far from anyone. The Lord is near all those who truly call on Him. Find a place in your heart, and speak there with the Lord. It is the Lord's reception room. Everyone who meets the Lord, meets Him there; He has fixed no other place for meeting souls." --St. Theophan the Recluse
"Accept present afflictions for the sake of future blessings; then you will never weaken in your struggle." --St. Mark the Ascetic