Oh, if you only knew what joy, what sweetness awaits a righteous soul in Heaven! You would decide … - Seraphim of Sarov

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My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now.

Seraphim of Sarov

Oh, if you only knew what joy, what sweetness awaits a righteous soul in Heaven! You would decide in this mortal life to bear any sorrows, persecutions and slander with gratitude. If this very cell of ours was filled with worms, and these worms were to eat our flesh for our entire life on earth, we should agree to it with total desire, in order not to lose, by any chance, that heavenly joy which God has prepared for those who love Him.

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Acquire a peaceful spirit, and thousands around you will be saved.

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Every success in anything we should refer to the Lord and with the Prophet say: 'Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory' (Ps. 113:9).

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You cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. Joy, radiant joy, streams from the face of one who gives and kindles joy in the heart of one who receives.

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Those who have truly decided to serve the Lord God should practice the remembrance of God and uninterrupted prayer to Jesus Christ, mentally saying: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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Whatever you do, do it gently and unhurriedly, because virtue is not a pear to be eaten in one bite.

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