St. Isaac of Syria

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Do not Despair in Sorrow but Seek the Lord for Help

Any help that comes from people is shadowed by the light and advice of the Lord.
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Pray With Love for Your Neighbour

True prayer for your neighbour should be accompanied by sorrow and sacrifice
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Good Deeds Without Humbleness Are of No Use!

Humbleness is as useful as the salt added in food, and can overcome the power of many sins. And if we do achieve it, we will become sons of God, allowing us to sit next to Him, even if we didn’t do…
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Prepare Yourself for the Coming Sorrow

You shall seek for allies before starting a war and before getting ill, seek for the remedy. Before being overcome by trouble you shall pray to God and then you will have Him as an ally. Call Him and…
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What Is Our Reward for Enduring Temptation?

Temptation uses everyone. Because if it uses Paul, guilty shall be the world before God. Strugglers are tempted to multiply their fortune, lazy people to remain unharmed, and those who sleep to…
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Orphans Do Have a Mother

Through our mothers we all have a precious treasure, of unmatched value in this world. Those who have lost their mothers at a young age are condemned to sorrow, feeling an empty space in their heart…
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Mind How You Behave with One’s Heart

Love the sinners, but hate their sin, lest you fall into temptation as they did. Remember that you are also an earthling and do well to everyone.
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Let us run from everything that troubles our mind

Causes of sin are: wine, women, wealth and the health of the body. Not that they are sins by nature, but they make that the nature easily incline towards sinful passions.
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While we are alive, we can still make right our wrong deeds from the book of life

And as long as we have power over our book of life, written with our own hands, let us compel to write in it good things and remove the sins, the ones made in the previous life. While in this world,…
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Why some people are loved by everyone?

The humble one is never hated, is not hurt by words or despised. But because he loves his Lord, he is loved by all. He loves everyone, and everyone loves him.
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