“Glory be to God for all things.”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!”
Saint Paul the Apostle
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“To recount and review all the Blessings we have received from God is truly humbling.”
Saint Philotheos of Sinai
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“If something good happened – bless God, and the good will remain. If something bad happened – bless God, and the bad will transform. Glory to God for all things!
Saint John Chrysostom
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“Thank God for everything you are; everything you have, and everything you achieve. By thanking God you will realise that these are not your achievements but His Gifts, and thus, you will feel humble.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“We must not let any season pass without thanksgiving.”
Saint Athanasius the Great
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“It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your Mercy in the morning and Your Truth at night.”
A Prayer
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“Why did the Lord give me life? So that I would turn with my whole heart to God, for my purification and correction. Remember this and correct yourself.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“For if God does not for a moment tire of giving us good things, how can we tire of thanking Him for these good things?”
Saint Nikolai Velimirovich
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“When you sit down to eat, Pray. When you eat bread, do so thanking Him for being so generous to you. If you drink wine, be mindful of Him who has given it to you for your pleasure and as a relief in sickness. When you dress, thank Him for His kindness in providing you with clothes. When you look at the sky and the beauty of the stars, throw yourself at God’s feet and adore Him Who in His wisdom has arranged things in this way. Similarly, when the sun goes down and when it rises, when you are asleep or awake, give thanks to God, Who created and arranged all things for your benefit, to have you know, love and praise their Creator.”
Saint Basil the Great
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“You should continually and unceasingly call to mind all the Blessings which God in His Love has bestowed upon you.”
Saint Mark the Ascetic
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“The sign of the presence of the Holy Spirit is peace lived and joy, for God creates joy wherever He is.”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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“Let us give thanks to God continually. For, it is outrageous that when we enjoy His benefaction to us in deed every single day, we do not acknowledge the favour with so much as a word; and this, when the acknowledgment confers great benefit on us. He does not need anything of ours, but we stand in need of all things from Him. In point of fact, thanksgiving adds nothing to Him, but it brings us closer to Him…”
Saint John Chrysostom
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“If you wish to blossom and become fruit-bearing, and to produce fruits of virtue, you must rejoice in both the frost and in the sunshine because everything works for what is good”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“What He was, He laid aside; what He was not, He assumed. He takes upon Himself the poverty of my flesh so that I may receive the riches of His Divinity.”
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
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“Your little heart should soften, my child, from the touch of Grace, every instant when you think how much God loves you and how much He has protected you from Spiritual death, protecting you from the filth that the demons bring to the mind of men.”
Saint Luke the Surgeon, Archbishop of Simferopel
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“If Peter had not failed to catch anything during the night’s fishing (Luke 5:5), he would not have caught anything during the day. And if Paul had not suffered physical blindness (Acts 9:8), he would not have been given spiritual sight. And if Stephen had not been slandered as a blasphemer, he would not have seen the heavens opened and have looked on God (Acts 6:15; 7:56).”
Saint Mark the Ascetic
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“Preserve gratitude like a precious deposit within your Soul, and from it you will receive a double portion of delight. Remember the apostolic word, “Give thanks in all circumstances.”
Saint Basil the Great
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“We must begin with thanksgiving for everything. The beginning of joy is to be content with your situation.”
Saint Ambrose of Optina
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“‘Glory to God’ should never be missing from your lips!”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“The goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor it is in man, but in God. By giving man freedom, God has yielded to man a piece of His Divine authority, but with the intention that man himself would voluntarily bring it as a sacrifice to God, a most perfect offering.”
Saint Theophan the Recluse
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“Oh, God, to know You is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise You is the Soul’s joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your Grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.”
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
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“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this Faith is to see what you believe.”
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
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“In spite of our sinfulness, in spite of the darkness surrounding our Souls, the Grace of the Holy Spirit, conferred by Baptism in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, still shines in our hearts with the Inextinguishable Light of Christ… and when the sinner turns to the way of repentance the Light smooths away every trace of the sins committed, clothing the former sinner in the garments of incorruption, spun of the Grace of the Holy Spirit. It is this acquisition of the Holy Spirit about which I have been speaking.”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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“But, O sweet love of Christ, what good didst Thou see in us that Thou didst lead us along Thy Divine path?”
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
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“The life in God consists in “You, follow Me.” Together, you continually feel a joy, a joy, with certainty of love and an equally continual “Thank you” for everything, day and night.”
Saint Gavrilia, the Ascetic of Love
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“If you examine your life well, you will find many instances when God showed His unmistakable Mercy to you. Trouble was brewing, but it passed you by for some reason. God delivered you. Acknowledge these and thank God, Who loves you.”
Saint Theophan the Recluse
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“When I remember from what evil and from what sins the Lord delivered me, I have imperishable food for Salvation.”
Saint Mary of Egypt
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“What shall I return to You, O Lord, for Your Compassionate Love? By Your Grace I ask for Mercy; by Your Grace I hope to be Saved, keeping before me Your Divine Passion.”
Saint Neophytos the Recluse
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“True Spiritual knowledge has sometimes flourished most grandly in some who were without eloquence and almost illiterate. And this is very clearly shown by the case of the Apostles and many Holy men, who did not spread themselves out with an empty show of leaves, but were bowed down by the weight of the true fruits of Spiritual knowledge: of whom it is written in Acts: ‘But when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were ignorant and unlearned men, they were astonished’ (Acts 4:13).”
Saint John Cassian
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“When the ‘I’ breaks and becomes ‘You’ and the ‘You’ also breaks so that they may both become ‘He’, then we all become ‘His’.”
Saint Gavrilia, the Ascetic of Love
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“Job’s imitator, divine Chrysostom, always used to say this memorable quote, on every occasion: “Glory be to God for all things. I will not stop repeating it always, for everything that happens to me.” The great Gregory Palamas of Thessaloniki used to say the same in every matter, imitating the Divine Chrysostom, who added with his eloquent tongue: “So let us give thanks for everything, for whatever happens, this is thanksgiving. For to do this when all is going well is no great thing, because the very nature of things prompts it. But if we give thanks while we are in the depths of misfortune, this is admirable. Indeed, when we give thanks for those things which others blaspheme and are discouraged by, see how much philosophy there is! First, you make God glad. Second, you have shamed the devil. Third, you have proven that what happened was nothing. That is, at the same time that you give thanks, God removes the sorrow and the devil retreats.”
Saint Nikodemos of Mount Athos
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“All this “mine” is for this world. In the other one there is only “Yours”. “You, Lord”, “You, All-good one”, “You, Compassionate one”, “You, Miracle-worker”, “You, the Guide of our lives”.”
Saint Gavrilia, the Ascetic of Love
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“The Prayer, ‘Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us’ is worth one hundred drachmas, but ‘Glory to God’ is worth one thousand. Glorifying God is more valuable than anything else, because in the first instance, people often say the Jesus Prayer when needing something; but when one Glorifies God in the midst of suffering, it is an Ascesis.”
Saint Tikhon of Mount Athos
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“If you become proud when you receive what you ask in Prayer, then it is obvious that your Prayer was not to God, and you did not receive help from Him, but the demons were working with you in order to exalt your heart: For when help is given from God, the Soul is not exalted, but is all the more humbled, and she is amazed at the great Mercy of God, how Merciful He is to sinners.”
Saint Barsanuphius the Great
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Someone asked Saint Paisios the Athonite:
Geronda, when I see remnants of a passion within myself, I worry.
“Say, “Glory be to God, for most of the passions have gone!” If I were in your place, I would look at the obviously great blessings of God, and “from the morning watch till night” I would chant the “Glory to You, O God.” If you wish to live a life of Paradise from this life, you, too, must see the benefactions and rich gifts that God gives you and begin chanting the “Glory to You, O God.” Praise God, for He has helped you and you have made a little progress, either because you struggled or because others helped you. When one says, “Glory to You, O God,” God helps, because gratitude, together with a humble frame of mind and a struggle full of philotimo, steadily draws Heavenly powers and Divine blessings.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“He who seeks God will always find Him.”
Saint Seraphim of Sarov
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“The Spiritual life is such a realm into which the wisdom of this world does not penetrate.”
Saint Theophan the Recluse
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“Live in the climate of constant Doxology and thanksgiving.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite
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“Day and night let us bless God for the gifts He gives us.”
Saint Gavrilia, the Ascetic of Love
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“Lord! What shall I bring Thee? How shall I thank Thee for Thy continual Great Mercies to me and the rest of Thy people?”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“The wall that separated Heaven and Earth is destroyed; the sword that barred the way to the Tree of Life disappears. Unto man that had sinned comes his Creator, calling him into His embrace! By the mouths of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit cries out: ‘In Christ, be ye reconciled to God.’ You that had sinned came not to God, but the Son of God, before Whom you sinned, came to you! He calls everyone to Himself; He gives forgiveness to everyone who merely thirsts for this. For without the desire of man himself, without at least his little effort, God’s peace cannot settle in him. The Lord forces no one to come to Him, but calls everyone: ‘Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’ Come all ye who are heavy laden with sins, who are exhausted from your labours and who do not find rest! You shall find that inner peace, which you will find nothing on Earth more desirable than. The Soul will feel unearthly peace and joy.”
Saint John Maximovitch
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“Christians, always rejoice, for evil, death, sin, the devil and hell have been conquered by Christ. But when all of this is conquered, is there anyone in the world who can bring our joy to naught? You are the lord of this eternal rejoicing as long as you do not give in to sin. Joy burns in our hearts from His Truth, love, Resurrection, and from the Church and His Saints. Joy burns in our hearts all because of sufferings for Him, mockings for Him, and death for Him, insofar as these sufferings write our names in Heaven. There is no true joy on Earth without the victory over death, but the victory over death does not exist without the Resurrection, and the Resurrection does not exist without Christ. The Risen God-Man Christ, the founder of the Church, constantly pours out this joy into the hearts of His followers through the Holy Mysteries and good deeds. Our faith is fulfilled in this Eternal joy, insofar as the joy of faith in Christ is the only true joy for human nature.”
Saint Justin Popovich
“Only someone who sleeps in Your heart knows rest. Only someone who plows before Your feet will enjoy the fruit of his labours.”
Saint Nikolai Velimivoric
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“When you say the Name of the Lord, get up and Cross yourself.”
Saint Gabriel, the New Confessor of Georgia
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“God is the source of every virtue, as the sun is of daylight.”
Saint Mark the Ascetic
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“Whoever loves God with his whole heart receives from Him great Blessings.”
Saint Methodia of Kimolos