Ephrem the Syrian quotes - page 2

O Lord, we cannot go to the pool of Siloe to which you sent the blind man. But we have the chalice of Your Precious Blood, filled with life and light. The purer we are, the more we receive. (Ephrem the Syrian)
Prayer is converse with God, equal honor with the Angels, progress in good things, averting of evils, righting of sinners. View quote
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O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust for power and idle talk, but give to me, Thy servant, a spirit of soberness, humility, patience and love. View quote
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Don't let your eyes look here and there, and don't look on someone elses' beauty, so that the devil will not conquer you with the help of your eyes. View quote
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Who is far from love is a bad state, and to be pitied. He passes his days in a delirious dream, far from God, deprived of light, and he lives in darkness ... Whoever does not have the love of Christ is an enemy of Christ. He walks in darkness and is easily lead into any sin. View quote
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Blessed the one who has become a good spiritual net and caught many for the good Lord, such a one will greatly praised by the Lord. View quote
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The hutzpah of our love is pleasing to you, O Lord, just as it pleased you that we should steal from your bounty. View quote
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Thy possessions have made thee a hollow image; they have ruined thee and left thee. View quote
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Blessed the one who, exalted by love, has become a city founded upon a mountain, from which the enemy, when he saw it, withdrew in fear, trembling at its security in the Lord. View quote
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They went down to Egypt and provided food when famine reigned; they came to the obstinate sea, and taught it wisdom with a rod; they went out into the hostile desert and adorned it with a pillar; they entered the furnace, fiercely heated, and sprinkled it with their dew; into the pit where they had been thrown an angel entered and taught its wild beasts to fast. View quote
Ephrem the Syrian

Ephrem the Syrian

Occupation: Saint
Born: 306
Died: 373
Quotes count: 35
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