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Posted on 10/07/2018 by stmarystmosesretreathouse

If God is slow to grant your request and do not receive what you asked for promptly, do not be grieved, for you are not wiser than God.

-St. Issac the Syrian

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الراهب بالحقيقة هو الرجل الذى إستطاع أن يكون مُنعزلاً بجسده مُقيماً فى حياة التأمل والسكون،عاملاً بالروح والجسد، مُتضعاً، باكياً على خطاياه، قاطعاً من نفسه كل ذكريات الشهوة والأفكار المُقلِقة ومُتأملاً فى اللـه وكيف يحيا بإستقامة

The true monk is he who is capable of living in a life of solitude in the flesh, living the life of contemplation and silence, laboring his spirit and body, being modest, weeping for his sins, casting off the remembrance of desires and distressful thoughts, and contemplating on God and living uprightly.

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Sayings of the Desert Fathers
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إحرص على طهـــارة جســــدك
وسلامة قلبك فإنك إن تحققـت
من نوالهما، أبصرت اللـه ربــك.
مارإفرايم السرياني

Observe the purity of your body and the peace of your heart, for if you acquire them you will see the Lord your God.

-St. Ephraim the Syrian

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