So, That’s What Holy Humility Is

“Complete trust in God – that’s what holy humility is. Complete obedience to God, without protest, without reaction, even when some things seem difficult and unreasonable. Abandonment to the hands of God. The words we repeat during the Divine Liturgy say it all: ‘Let us commend our whole life to Christ our God.’ The secret prayer of the priest says the same thing: ‘We commend our whole life and hope to You, O loving Master, and we entreat You and beseech You and supplicate You…’ To you, O Lord, we leave everything. This is what trust in God is. This is holy humility. This is what transfigures a person and makes him a ‘God-man’.”
-Edler Porphyrios, Wounded by Love

(via Glory to God for  All Things)

Everything Beautiful is in Christ

“Love Christ and put nothing before His Love. Christ is Everything. He is the source of life, the ultimate desire, He is everything. Everything beautiful is in Christ.” -Elder Porphyrios

Watch Your Heart at All Times

Snow can never emit flame. Water can never issue fire. A thorn bush can never produce a fig. Just so, your heart can never be free from oppressive thoughts, words or actions until it has purified itself internally. Be eager, therefore, to walk this path. Watch your heart at all times; constantly say the prayer, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon me’. Be humble, and set your soul in quietude.

– St. Hesychios the Priest

(h/t Mind in the Heart)

The Holy Mountain

I stumbled upon these stunning photos of Mt. Athos taken by photographer Zbigniew Kosc and wanted to share. Enjoy!

See more photos here.