Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Repentance, Struggle (with Sin)
Beginners in the service of God sometimes lose confidence when they fall into any fault. When you feel so unworthy a sentiment rising within you, you must lift your heart to God and consider that all your faults, compared with divine goodness, are less than a bit of tattered thread thrown into a sea of fire… So, when you have committed a fault, humble yourself before God, and cast your fault into the infinite ocean of, charity, and at once it will be effaced from your soul; at the same time all distrust will disappear.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
Page: Quotes, Repentance, Spiritual (life)
For this reason let us abandon empty and silly concerns and come to the glorious and holy rule of our tradition. Let us see what is good and pleasing and acceptable in the sight of our Maker. Let us fix our gaze on the blood of Christ and realize how precious it is to his Father, seeing that it was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to the whole world. Let us look back over all the generations and learn that from generation to generation the Lord has given an opportunity of repentance to all who would return to him. Noah preached penance, and those who heeded were saved. Then Jonah announced destruction to the Ninevites, and they repented of their sins, besought God in prayer and, estranged though they were from God, obtained salvation.
–Saint Clement of Rome (First Century)
Confession, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Repentance
There is still
time for endurance,
time for patience,
time for healing,
time for change.
Have you slipped? Rise up.
Have you sinned? Cease.
Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.
— Saint Basil (329-379)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Repentance, Spiritual (life)
Let no one despair of being saved. For if the diseases of wickedness that oppress us are great, there is an almighty mighty doctor coming who can deliver us. But all of us should remember that the same Son of God who comes in meekness to save us will come again in severity to judge us.
–Venerable Bede (c. 673-735)
Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Repentance
And if we can our blindness and weakness should it any time fall,,, we should quickly rise… and go at once to God in love; not on the one hand crawling abjectly as if we were in despair, nor, on the other, being over-bold as if we thought it did not matter.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
John Chrysostom (347-407), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Repentance
Repentance, therefore, raises up the fallen soul, which has been estranged from God, and again becomes His friend. Repentance protects the soul’s essence from the darkness, and drives away death. Repentance raises again the fallen soul, lifts up the destitute, heals the broken, and gives health to the traumatized. Let us hasten towards repentance, the promise of the Kingdom, the laver of sins, the mother of salvation.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
