If you meet with inattention or even disdain from strangers, do not be hurt or take offense at it, but say to yourself: “I am worthy of this. Glory to Thee, my Lord, that Thou hast granted unto me, an unworthy one, to receive dishonor from men like unto myself!”
—St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ
Category: HUMILITY
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Evagrios considered those who spoke badly of him as benefactors.
Humility – An Antidote to Loneliness
The Community of the Desert and the Loneliness of the Cities -
“If a humble person commits some minor sin, it does not surprise him. But if an arrogant person commits a sin, it comes as quite a surprise.”
— St. Theophan the Recluse -
“When harmed, insulted or persecuted by someone, do not think of the present but wait for the future, and you will find he has brought you much good, not only in this life but also in the life to come.”
—St. Mark the Ascetic -
“Those who have jumped out of obedience will tell you of its value; for it was only then that they fully realized the heaven in which they had been living.”
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“For it is a sign of the truest faith if we obey our superiors without any hesitation, even when we see the opposite of what we had hoped for happening.”
—St. John Climacus
SO GOOD QUOTES 