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The current time of our life has been given to us to gain immortality and eternal life, and to transform it into eternity,

by living “in wisdom”, that is, always living in Christ and through Christ.

{ The spiritual desert, human isolation is where God works,

for God Is revealed in the purified heart, which is pure through humility. }

A wise man is one who builds the edifice of his soul on the Gospel.

That is, a sparrow does not bring spring, but the three nightingales of the Spirit, that would be, the three Hierarchs, bring the Spring of souls, they bring the Spring to souls.

Saint Justin Popovich

According to the tradition of our Orthodox Christian Church Fathers, Lazarus, the friend of Christ whom He resurrected three days after he died when he returned from the shore of eternal life, only smiled again once.

This happened when he saw someone stealing a clay pot and exclaimed ironically: “soil steals soil! ”

That story should always stay in our mind, reminding us just how temporary this world is and how we should be spending our time here preparing and cleaning our souls, for the day we cross over to true Life.

+ Saint Evmenios Saridakis +

– The humble one deals with himself. The proud one deals with others.
– The humble knows himself. The proud do not know themselves.

– The humble one patiently accepts what cannot be changed and waits. The proud man wants everything to be done as he wants it and when he wants it.

– The humble one finds peace and helps others rest too. The proud one is upset and upsets others. – The humble one takes all the blames upon himself. The proud pass them on to others.

– The humble one glorifies and grates God for everything! The proud are never happy and everything bothers him…

– The humble will be exalted by God. The proud will be humiliated by God.

– If you love humility, you will become part of Christ’s people. If you love pride, you will become part of the demons.

– Humility makes a man a god (by grace). Pride made angels demons.

– Humility will open the doors of Heaven to you, while pride will close them.