SO GOOD QUOTES

Category: GRACE

  • “It is good that you do not sin. If you do sin, then it is good that you do not delay repentance. If you repent, then it is good that you do not return to sin. If you do not return, then it is good that you know this is with God’s help. If you know, then it is good that you thank Him for the state that you are in.”

    —St. Basil the Great

  • It is not possible or within a man’s

    competence to root out sin by his own

    power. To wrestle against it, to fight

    against it, to give and receive blows, is

    thine; to uproot is God’s.

    —Saint Macarius

  • But on the other hand, from the divine perspective, nothing a human being can do forces God’s hand or makes God reveal Himself. When the time is right, when everything is ready, then God comes to us. God comes to us very seldom as a rushing wind or a bright light, but God comes to us most often as a gentle breeze, as an apprehension of some profound beauty resonating deeply in our psyche, in our souls. God comes to us and if we are ready, we perceive Him in some small way, in a way that we can never forget or deny, but almost always in a way that we cannot explain or defend.

    A Small Affliction Born For God’s Sake
    ARCHPRIEST MICHAEL GILLIS

  • Once you have grace, you are free. Without it, you cannot help doing the things you know you should not do, and that you know you don’t really want to do.

    —Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain

  • But on the other hand, from the divine perspective, nothing a human being can do forces God’s hand or makes God reveal Himself. When the time is right, when everything is ready, then God comes to us. God comes to us very seldom as a rushing wind or a bright light, but God comes to us most often as a gentle breeze, as an apprehension of some profound beauty resonating deeply in our psyche, in our souls. God comes to us and if we are ready, we perceive Him in some small way, in a way that we can never forget or deny, but almost always in a way that we cannot explain or defend.

    A Small Affliction Born For God’s Sake
    ARCHPRIEST MICHAEL GILLIS

  • Overcoming a deep-rooted struggle needs time and patience, so be patient with the weak until God’s grace visits and delivers them.

    —Pope Shenouda III, Life of Hope

  • “I honestly have no idea what happened. One day I was just done with it.”

    —Julia E Hubbel

  • Until God’s grace visits you, it is impossible for you to change for the better.

    —St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ

  • Keep on the spiritual readings, even without understanding. Keep on praying, even without warmth, confess always even though you feel no penitence. Perhaps because of your perseverance, the Grace of God may seek you and give you the understanding, warmth and penitence.

    —H.H. Pope Shenouda III

  • “As soon as the flame is burning within you, run; for you do not know when it will go out and leave you in darkness.”

    —John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent