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REAL PEACE (Part I)

It was past eight when we finished dinner. I was eager to resume our discussion because I wasn’t certain whether we would be able to go over the entire Pauline list of spiritual fruits before Fr. Maximos’s departure the next day. Playing the role of unofficial coordinator, I asked the guests to take their teacups and move back into the living room so that we could continue the conversation. “The next fruit of the Spirit

ON THE INSUFFICIENCY OF HUMAN STRENGTH

THE holy Fathers say with one voice: The first thing to keep in mind is never in any respect to rely on yourself. The warfare that now lies before you is extraordinarily hard, and your own human powers are altogether insufficient to carry it on. If you rely on them you will immediately be felled to the ground and have no desire to continue the battle. Only God can give you the victory you wish.