The definition of Christian…
The definition of “Christian” is the imitation of Christ.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
To avoid scandal…
We should even go beyond doing what is required in order to avoid scandal.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
Asked and not received…
The reason why sometimes you have asked and not received, is because you have asked amiss, either inconsistently, or lightly, or because you have asked for what was not good for you, or because you have ceased asking.
— Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
If God is love, then hatred…
As God illumines all people equally with the light of the sun, so do those who desire to imitate God let shine an equal ray of love on all people. For wherever love disappears, hatred immediately appears in its place. And if God is love, then hatred is the devil. Therefore as one who has love has God within himself, so he who has hatred within himself nurtures the devil within himself.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
A sincere heart and a meek soul…
Wherever you may be, you can pray anywhere. Only show good will, and neither place nor time will be a hindrance for you. And although you might not be bending your knees nor beating your breast, or raising your arms to heaven, but have merely displayed a fervent soul, by this you will have fulfilled everything necessary for prayer…God does not regard the place. He desires only a sincere heart and a meek soul.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
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