I was worried and he counseled me. “Didn’t I tell you on another occasion that when you completely open your heart to the Lord, without reservations, the Lord will enter it and make it incapable of sinning? Did you understand? You become incapable of evil. When the Lord loves us in the depths of our heart He brings meekness and kindness. Even if we wish to get angry, to do harm to other people, we are unable.”
“Then the saying holds true ‘I no longer live.’ You live this and proclaim this within yourself. St. Paul was beside himself because of the great joy that he felt and he proclaimed it openly. But does Christ change? As He was then, so is He now….”
“My dear man, since we say these things and agree on them, why must we say the same things again after we fall victims to the same problems?
“Take it seriously and don’t allow yourself to give satisfaction to the devil.
“Give yourself completely to Christ with fervent love and longing. When you see something and you inwardly become defensive about it and you try hard not to speak, you tighten up. In reacting this way, you are already in trouble by becoming defensive.”
“Be simple, prudent, and focused. Always feel the presence of the Lord. He will teach you what to say and when to be silent.”
“The Divine Flame Elder Porphyrios Lit to my Heart“
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Πληροφορίες γιὰ τοὺς τίτλους τῶν Ἐκδόσεων τοῦ Ἱεροῦ Ἡσυχαστηρίου μπορεῖτε νὰ βρεῖτε ἐδῶ