Symeon the New Theologian Quote

To have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that may bring us sorrow, distress, or unhappiness, and bear them patiently for as long as God wishes and until He comes to visit us. For it is said, I waited on the Lord and He came to me.


The practical and theological chapters ; and, Three theological discourses (ed. 1982)


To have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that may bring us...

To have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that may bring us...

To have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that may bring us...

To have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that may bring us...