Watchfulness
“Critical for every servant of God, given our unavoidable struggle against the passions, is prayerful watchfulness…God endows each person...
Worship (and Habit)
“Your deepest desire…is the one manifested by your daily life and habits…Motivation can fade. Habits prevail." (Geoff Dyer, Bruce Bickel...
Love (Nature of)
“Among human beings, love appears to spring from feelings and emotions. Thus some mistakenly characterize love as irrational. But love...
Fulfillment
“The opposite of autonomy is theonomy. This is the belief that the fulfillment of human existence, while it begins in this world, is...
Hand of God
“God, in His providence, is directing our lives according to His plan and purpose. Hunting for livestock or having a vehicle break down...
Intent
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and...
Sabbath (Rest)
“God finished the making of heaven and earth for man's sake. He rested from His creative activity on the seventh day to show His love and...
Heart (Nous, Revelation, Wisdom)
“The holy man, Simeon, took the Child Jesus in his arms and blessed God Who revealed the Child to the eyes of Simeon’s heart as the Light...
Fasting (Great Lent, Forgiveness, Giving)
“Two matters concerning forgiveness must be settled prior to commencing the Lenten Fast: our need to be forgiven and our need to forgive....
Restraint
“Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a...