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Taking Care of Children Is the Greatest Prayer

With kind words the abbot said to the father: “I was glad for you last night. You sang all night and prayed. You did well! But you would have had a bigger blessing to sit a half an hour next to your…
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He who sows slander collects judgement

You will not be able to collect any words that you scatter every moment through your tongue, nor turn back your bad speech and the gossip on your neighbours.
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God appreciates diligence more than the result

Everything is appreciated by God in his divine way, not in a humanly way, because God does not offer rewards for our acts but for the effort.
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All steps to God are counted by angels

While he was going to seek water day after day, the old man wondered “why should I do this painful effort every day? I’d rather move my shelter close to the stream of water, so I spare myself the…
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God appreciates more the effort than the result

There all appreciated by God in His divine way – not a human one – for God rewards your struggle and not the deed and its result.
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Each step towards God is counted by the angels

An old man was living in the desert, about 12 miles from any water source. Each day walking to bring water, very tired and upset the man said: ‘Why do I need this daily tiredness? Rather, I should…
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Don’t seek for reward and it will come on its own

Although others rightly consider themselves eagles, even if you have the power and the wings of an eagle as well, you should settle being a little merry lark flying upright heralding the dawn.
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