“Therefore, we know about God that He loves and shows pity on His creatures, and also that He is the source of wisdom and knows how to govern everything concerning us. Nothing is impossible for Him, but everything is subject to His will. We must also realize that everything He does is for our benefit and we must accept it with thankfulness...as from a benefactor and a good lord even if is troublesome. For everything is done with right judgment, and God, Who is merciful, does not overlook even the smallest sadness that we suffer.” IfsKnowsDoeDoneShowsSufferingRealizingCompassionAcceptingLordKnow HowImpossibleSadnessSubjectsSourceWords Of WisdomCreaturesBenefitsJudgmentPitySmallestThankfulnessMercifulTroublesomeNothing Is ImpossibleBenefactors Author:Dorotheus of Gaza
“A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot attribute it to his own powers, but attributes all his achievements to God, always renders thanks to him and constantly calls upon him, trembling lest he be deprived of help.” IfsKnowsMenHelpingAchievePridePrayingAchievementThanksAttributesDeprivedTremblingThanks To Him Author:Dorotheus of Gaza
“'My sheep hear My voice' (Jn. 10:14). This is just another way of saying, 'They obey my words and keep My commandments.' Obeying the commandments the saints draw near to God; the more they draw near to God, the better they know Him.” KnowsWayChristianVoiceDrawsSaintOrthodoxSheepCommandmentsAnother WayOrthodox ChristianObeying Author:Dorotheus of Gaza
“When the devil looks at a man who sincerely desires not to sin, he is not so unintelligent as to suggest to him (as he would to a hardened sinner) that he go and commit fornication or go and steal. He knows we do not want that and he does not set out to tell us something we do not want to hear; but he finds out that little bit of self-will or self-righteousness and through that, with the appearance of well doing, he will do us harm.” KnowsMenWantWellsLooksLittlesDoeSelfChristianDesireBitsSinLittle BitDevilAppearanceHarmStealingCommitSinnerOrthodoxRighteousnessSincerelyOrthodox ChristianHardenedSelf RighteousnessSelf WillUnintelligent Author:Dorotheus of Gaza
