“Be humble and loving before all people, and if you cannot love everyone, at least treat everyone with good will. Kindness will open to you the gates of Paradise, humility will lead you there, and love will reveal God to you. God is seen only in truth and divine love, for ‘God is Love.’”
“We have to repent with our hearts rather than shed tears.”
“Never lose hope (in) for God’s Providence.”
“Idle talk is offensive for God. Kind deeds mean love for the neighbour.”
“Death is transfiguration. Don’t be afraid of death; rather be afraid of the Judgment Day. When you go in for examinations before your professor, your heart starts palpitating; imagine how you will feel before the Creator. Greatness of God is incomparable.”
“Your soul belongs to the One Who bestowed it to you.”
“It is not God who abandons a man, but a man (who) abandons God. Hell is an estrangement from God.”
“Love dominates all rules and laws.”
“Whoever learns to love will be happy. Only do not think that love is an inborn talent. One can learn love, and (this) we must!”
“Without sacrifice for the sake of the Lord and of our neighbour nothing will come of the spiritual life. You won’t learn to love without sacrifice.”
“God will not accept empty words. God loves deeds. Good deeds are what love is.”
“Live so that not only God would love you, but also so that people would love you—there is no greater thing than this.”
“Ecumenism is a super heresy.”
“True faith is found in one’s heart, not mind. People who have faith in their mind will follow the Antichrist. But the ones who have it in their heart will recognize him (the Antichrist).”
“Do not use the name of the Lord your God in vain. If you do it, you break the third commandment.”
“Have you sinned? Repent immediately.”
“Faith and love are perceived through sufferings... If you have everything else, but (not) love, you have nothing. If you hate even a single person - you are disgusting before God.”
“Love your enemies – it’s clear. But how to love enemies of Christ? Stop hating and then you will be able to love them. How to love the evil man? Hate the evil, but love those who do evil. Who knows maybe one day they will repent their sins by the powers of prayer, tears and confession and (they) become like an angel. Everything is God's Will. Love everyone; if you can’t, at least show a goodwill.”
“If you knew how much grace and blessing comes in the Divine Liturgy, you would even gather the dust from the ground of the Temple (Church) and wash your faces with it!”
“In the End Days, a man will be saved by love, humbleness and kindness. Kindness will open the gates of Heaven; humbleness will lead him into Heaven; a man, whose heart is filled with love, will see God. This is my last will and testament: raise your prayers for everyone; your prayers will move the mountains. Love each other.”
(+St. Gabriel Urgebadze, the Fool for Christ of Georgia)
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