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Excess

Posted in Simplicity, tagged , , , on February 13, 2008 | No Comments »

“All excesses are products of the devil.” - a desert father

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Draw Near with a Pure Heart

Posted in Simplicity, tagged , on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »

A person can be raised up above the earth by two wings, one is simplicity and the other is purity of heart. You must be simple in your actions and pure in your thoughts and feelings. With a pure heart you’ll seek God and with simplicity you’ll find Him and be glad. A pure heart [...]

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Faith vs. Conceit

Posted in Simplicity, tagged , , , , on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »

Hold faith and humility fast within you; for through them you will find mercy, help, and words spoken by God in the heart, along with a protector who stands beside you both secretly and manifestly. Do you wish to obtain these things, which are a fountain of life? From the very onset take hold of [...]

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Without Guile

Posted in Simplicity, tagged , , , on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »

Let all of us who wish to attract the Lord to ourselves draw near to Him as disciples to the Master, simply, without hypocrisy, without duplicity or guile, not out of idle curiosity. He Himself is simple and not composite, and He wants souls that come to Him to be simple and guileless. For you [...]

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Avoid Subtle and Intricate Speculations

Posted in Simplicity, tagged , on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »

Walk before God in simplicity, and not in subtleties of the mind. Simplicity brings faith; but subtle and intricate speculations bring conceit; and conceit brings withdrawal from God. — St. Isaac of Syria

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