“Love hunger and thirst for the sake of Christ. Insofar as you pacify your body, so much much will you do make your soul virtuous. God, who rewards thoughts, words, and deeds, will give good in return for even a small thing which you gladly suffer for His sake.” InspirationalGivingSoulBodyChristianSufferingChristReligiousReturnRewardsSakeHungerDeedsYour BodyYour SoulOrthodoxVirtuousThirstSmall ThingsHunger And Thirst Author:Gennadius of Constantinople
“Gluttony and satiety in food produce defiled lust, while free association with women enflames the fire of lusts ... At the time of struggle with defilement, punish your thoughts with lack of nourishment, so that you will think not of defilements, but of hunger, and reject the invitation to go visiting.” ThinkingInspirationalChristianReligiousStruggleFireProduceHungerLustRejectsOrthodoxAssociationInvitationsNourishmentVisitingGluttonySatietyDefilement Author:Nilus of Sinai