“You cry out to Him, ‘Where art Thou, My God?’ And He answers, ‘I am present, my child! I am always beside you.'”
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
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“During the war, one fearful soldier was sent to scout. Everyone knew his fearfulness and laughed when they found out where his foreman was sending him. Only one soldier did not laugh. He went up to his comrade to support and encourage him. But he answered him: “I will die, the enemy is very close!” “Don’t be afraid, brother: the Lord is even closer, the good comrade answered him. And these words, like a big bell, rang in the soul of that soldier, and rang until the end of the war. And once a timid soldier returned from the war, he was awarded many orders for courage. So his good word transformed: “Do not be afraid: the Lord is even closer!””
Saint Nikolai Velimirovich
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“You may think that your voice did not reach the Saints, Our Panagia or Christ. On the contrary, even before you cried out, they rushed to your aid.”
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
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“No matter how great the problem, no matter how great the sorrow, no matter how great the tribulation, the believer never throws down their arms, thinking God has left them. No! God helps people. As long as people do not leave God.”
Saint Ephraim of Katounakia
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“God loves us very much; He has us in mind in each and every moment and He protects us. We should know this and not be afraid of anything.”
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
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“When you are Praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God the Trinity looks upon you with eyes brighter than the sun; also all the Angels, your own Guardian Angel, and all the Saints of God. Truly they do; for they are all one in God, and where God is, there are they also.”
Saint John of Kronstadt
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“Do not be afraid, you are not left by God; if we do not leave Him. He does not leave us, for His Will is that we turn to Him and be saved.”
Saint Barsanuphius of Optina
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