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769 (INFORMATICS/ CAREFREE/ THOUGHTS(LOGISMOI)/ PROGRAMME/ PRAYER/ SIMPLICITY) Why do we insist on everyone having a programme? Because, faithful adherence to a timetable helps a person not to have too many thoughts, simplifies his life and easily paves the way to a carefree and hesychastic life.... Something that we really need

768 (THOUGHTS/ PRAYER/ GOOD AUDACITY/ JOY/ CHILDISH SIMPLICITY) (PRAYER/ MERCY) In saying the Jesus Prayer, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me," one must stress and emphasize the "have mercy on me". For, indeed, we are in need of God's mercy and when we ask for it

767 (KINDNESS/ POLITENESS/ DOWN SYNDROME/ PRENATAL EXAMINATION/ ABORTIONS) Kindness and gentleness - two significant virtues, which, when they exist in a human being, give hope and beautify the "wickedness-stricken" society of today. If Jesus called and named his era as "a faithless and perverse generation!...", I wonder how he would

766 (QUARREL/ POLITENESS/ DIFFICULTIES/ PROBLEMS/ PRAYER/ GOD) (BRAWL/ QUARREL/ KINDNESS/ SOBRIETY) Be polite, calm, peaceful; speak your mind, without quarreling or arguing. (DIFFICULTIES/ PROBLEMS/ CALMNESS) The Apostle Paul said, “I have learned in plenty, I have learned in scarcity; both in difficult situations and in easy.” You can apply this

765 (SICKNESS/ SPIRITUAL WARMTH - ZEAL) Your main concern should always be your spiritual state, your mental tone and your mental well being! Even when you are sick, make sure you do not stray from this goal! And if you do not make it, just tell God: "My Jesus, at

764 (CHILDREN/ HUMBLE SPIRIT/ SIMPLICITY/ FAITH) In the midst of all the worries, anxieties and fears by which we humans are dominated, we realize the need to approach God with the mind of an infant! (a little child!) The frail and weak body of the infant (or the one who

  763 (ANGER/ DISPUTE/ SOBRIETY/ NEIGHBOUR)  It sometimes happens that we are verbally attacked by someone. Either directly or indirectly (sometimes the latter is worse), or, as I said, hurling words at you directly to your face.  And it is true that in such cases, this operates in us the

  762 (JOY/ SORROWS/ TEMPTATION/ DEATH)  Beware of too much joy (I mean outward joy and too much comfort, for these are a temptation even more difficult than sorrow. During this temptation the person relaxes (in the wrong sense) his spiritual struggle and diminishes his spiritual "nerve".  Let us remember,

  761 (PASSION/ FALL/ REPENTANCE)  Why do we often fall into that passion, that bad habit, even though we decided never to do it again?  This occurs due to three reasons: The lack of sobriety, i.e. alertness and attention to ourselves. With sobriety, you become aware of the danger at