“With all my strength I Pray to God for you, that He may send into your hearts that fire, which our Lord Jesus Christ has come to send on the Earth (Luke 12:49), that you may have power to govern rightly your intentions and senses and to distinguish good from evil.”
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“Whoever has not experienced temptation cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven… Without temptations no-one can be saved.”
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“If you wish, you can be a slave of passions, and if you wish, you can remain free and not submit to their yoke; for God has created you with that power.”
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“Everyday I say to myself, today I will begin.”
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