It is useless to be in a hurry
„Inevitably there will be hours, weeks, years, when we shall live without perceiving the action of the Holy Spirit in ourselves. These are important periods, when we have the chance to demonstrate the fidelity of our love for Christ. Even if we cannot perceive the action of grace, we must live as if the Spirit was with us. Staretz Silouan was of the opinion that if we keep the commandments of
Christ faithfully, the time will come when grace will manifest itself and remain always with us.
So it is useless to be in a hurry. Some fathers on Mount Athos received great grace and knew God only after forty years of struggles, and sometimes even longer, just before their death.”
Saint Sophrony the Athonite
„Words of Life”
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