A truly unselfish act is not mine, but God's. It cannot be obstructed. Only for my own plans, my own wishes to study, to work, to rest, eat, or do a service to my fellowman- can some external circumstance "get in the way," and then I am grieved.
Way of the Ascetics: The Ancient Tradition of Discipline and Inner Growth (ed. St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1982) - ISBN: 9780881410495