Futility
“Today’s business climate puts a premium on efficiency. Management models focus on ways to save time and energy to increase profits....
Faith (During Adversity/Struggle)
“…he [St. Paul] prays that they “may know the love of Christ which passes knowledge” and that they “be filled with all the fullness of...
Grace (Willingness to Receive)
“We do not yet have the eyes to see it, but our paths are ultimately the same as his [St. Paul’s]. No matter how sad, sick, frustrated,...
Discernment
The Philokalia defines diakrisis as “discrimination [discernment]” It is a spiritual gift that enables one to distinguish between...
Complacency
“…Chrysostom says that God’s choosing “comes not of any pains, nor of any good works of ours, but of love; and yet not of love alone, but...
Abundance
“Isn’t it strange how much easier it is to thank God when you have almost nothing, than it is when you have much more than you need? I...
Faith, Trust, and Belief
“When we separate faith from everything else, we make it into belief. It becomes the assent to the truth of something that cannot be...
Fear
“…we carry core fears. These core fears could be related to things we fear are true about ourselves, about others, or about the world in...
God's Love
“Some pious and confused souls torture themselves trying to establish their righteousness before God by arbitrary calculation. They turn...
Adoption
“The genealogy [Luke 3:23-38] follows Joseph's ancestry, even though Jesus was only supposed to be the son of Joseph but was in fact...