“... we should not worry about clothes or food? Such anxiety is a mark of? unbelievers, who reject the providence of the Lord and deny the Creator. An attitude of this kind is entirely wrong for Christians who believe that even? sparrows? are under the care of the holy angels (cf. Mt. 10:29). The demons, however? suggest worries of this kind? The divine word can bear no fruit, being choked out by our cares. Let us, then, renounce these cares, and throw them down before the Lord, being content with what we have at the moment?” ShouldBelieveKindMomentsCareChristianAttitudeLordWorryDivineBearsHolyAnxietyClothesAngelMarkFruitCreatorDenyDemonRejectsOrthodoxProvidenceOrthodox ChristianRenounceSparrowsCfsUnbelieversBeing Content Author:Evagrius Ponticus
“God does not care what good you did, but why you did it. He does not grade the fruit but probes the core and tests the root.” DoeCareReligionMoralityRootsTestsFruitCoreGrades Book:Messenger of the Heart: The Book of Angelus Silesius with Observations by the Ancient Zen Masters Source: Messenger of the Heart: The Book of Angelus Silesius with Observations by the Ancient Zen Masters
“Be circumspect in your dealings, and let the seed you plant be the offspring of prudence and care; thus fruit follows the fair blossom, as honor follows a good life.” CareHonorFairsPlantFruitSeedsGood LifePrudenceOffspringDealings Author:Hosea Ballou