Page: Quotes, Spiritual (life)
Twelve Keys to Spiritual Growth
- Recognize the presence
- Accept the will of God.
- Accept spiritual direction.
- Persevere.
- Acknowledge faults.
- Live simply.
- Be honest about yourself.
- Be willing to learn from others.
- Listen to people.
- Speak kindly to others.
- Accept others the way they are.
- Be centered and serene.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
Page: Quotes, Prayer (answered)
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)
Page: Quotes
The star came to rest above the place where the child was. At the sight of it the wise were filled with great joy and that great joy should fill our hearts as well. It is the same as the joy the shepherds received from the glad tidings brought by the angels. Let us join the wise men in worship and the shepherds in giving glory to God. Let us dance with angels and sing: To us is born this a savior who is Christ the Lord. The Lord is God and he has appeared to us, not as God which would have terrified us in our weakness, but as a slave in order to free those living in slavery. Could anyone be so lacking in sensibility and so ungrateful as not to join us all in our gladness, exultation, and radiant joy?
— Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
