Whoever fears God…
Whoever fears God stands above all manner of fear. He has become a stranger to all the fear of this world and placed it far from himself, and no manner of trembling comes near him.
–Saint Ephrem of Syria (c. 306 – 373)
Eyes on Christ…
As no darkness can be seen by anyone surrounded by light, so no trivialities can capture the attention of anyone who has his eyes on Christ. The man who keeps his eyes upon the head and origin of the whole universe has them on virtue in all its perfection; he has them on truth, on justice, on immortality and on everything else that is good, for Christ is goodness itself.
–Saint Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335- c. 395)
Choose God…
Only He is worth struggling towards. We have a choice to follow the way the world, of the society that surrounds us, and thereby find ourselves outside of God; or to choose the way of life, to choose God Who calls us and for Whom our heart is searching.
–Blessed Seraphim of Platina (1934-1982)
Nothing on authority…
The modern mind will accept nothing on authority, but will accept anything on no authority. Say that the Bible or the Pope says so and it will be dismissed without further examination. But preface your remark with “I think I heard somewhere,” or, try but fail to remember the name of some professor who might have said “such-and-such,” and it will be immediately accepted as an unshakable fact.
–GK Chesterton (1874-1936)
To serve God or not…
It is within my power either to serve God or not to serve Him. Serving Him, I add to my own good and the good of the whole world. Not serving Him, I forfeit my own good and deprive the world of that good, which was in my power to create.
–Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Correct our faults…
It is not enough to acknowledge our faults; we must correct them.
–Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (1798-1856)
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