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Wisdom

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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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لا توجد ضيقة دائمة تستمر مدى الحياة لذلك في كل تجربة تمر بك قل: “مصيرها تنتهي. سيأتي عليها وقت وتعبر فيها بسلام. إنما خلال هذا الوقت ينبغي أن تحتفظ بهدوئك وأعصابك، فلا تضعف ولاتنهار، ولاتفقد الثقة في معونة اللـه وحفظه
قداسة البابا شنوده الثالث

There is no tribulation that will last forever; thus, in every suffering you come across say: “it will end, the time will come when it will pass peacefully. Yet, during the tribulation, remember to keep your inner peace, do not panic nor be weakened, and do not lose you trust in God’s support and in His protection.

-H.H. Pope Shenouda III

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On Repeating Prayers when Thoughts Wander

When your mind does wander during prayer, bring it back. When it wanders again, bring it back again. Each and every time that you read a prayer while your thoughts are wandering (and consequently you read it without attention and feeling,) then do not fail to read it again. Even if your mind wanders several times in the same place, read it again and again until you read it all the way through with understanding and feeling. In this way, you will overcome this difficulty so that the next time, perhaps, it will not come up again, or if it does return, it will be weaker. This is how one must act when the mind wanders.

– Bishop Theophan the Recluse

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    • Bishops from our Monastery
  • Donate
  • Gallery
  • Retreat Registration
  • Daily Schedule
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    • Service Schedule
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    • His Grace Bishop Youssef YouTube Channel
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