I remember once I told Saint Porphyrios: “I’m
afraid of what is to come, the ugly times.” He looked at me puzzled and giving
me a swift slap on the hand he said: “Who can do you harm, my child, if you
have Christ inside your heart?”
Turn your eyes towards Christ
You
don’t become saints by chasing away the evil. Forget about the evil. You should
actually turn your eyes towards Christ and He will save you. Instead of
standing at the door and shooing away the enemy, despise him. When you see evil
approaching from one direction, you softly give your attention to something
else. So, when the evil is coming to offend you, give your interior strength to
good, to Christ. Plead: “Our Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.” He knows how
to give you His mercy and in whatever way that is best for you. And after you
are full of good, then you no longer turn your attention towards the evil. With
the grace of God, you become good. And then the evil is unable to find a place
to stand and disappears!
Saint
Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kapsokalyvite
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