"Religion cannot and should never be a basis for war and conflict, nor
should it be used as an instrument of fundamentalism and fanaticism for
purely political motives and ends." --- Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
"The great plan of God the Father is the
secret and unknown mystery of the dispensation which the only-begotten
Son revealed by fulfilling in the incarnation, thus becoming a messenger
of the great plan of God the eternal Father. The one who knows the
meaning of the mystery and who is so incessantly lifted up both in work
and in word through all things until he or she acquires what is sent
down to them is likewise a messenger of the great plan of God." --- St. Maximus the Confessor
"Invocation of the Name of God the Saviour,
uttered in the fear of God, together with constant effort to live in
accordance with the commandments, little by little leads to a blessed
fusion of all our powers. We must never seek to hurry in our ascetic
striving. It is essential to discard any idea of achieving the maximum
in the shortest possible time. God does not force us but neither can we
compel Him to do anything whatsoever. Results obtained by artificial
means do not last long and, more importantly, do not unite our spirit
with the Spirit of the Living God." --- Archimandrite Sophrony
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