It means that to anyone who has faith, and a love for doing good work, or to anyone who does good, God will give a blessing, in order to increase that person’s faith or good works, or both. But anyone who does not have faith, and whose actions are carried out without faith, will have …
Having free time, or spare time, and not knowing what to do in it, is a problem that needs to be dealt with, because anyone who is conscious of having nothing to do, is someone who, on one hand doesn’t know the value of time, and on the other, doesn’t know the way to occupy …
The meek person is someone who is quiet, kind and simple, who does not quarrel or shout – you never hear his voice raised in the street. He keeps well away from arguments conflicts and lengthy disputes. He is peaceable, doesn’t insist on his own way, is considerate and kind hearted, he gets on well …
Many of those who have written about the examples of the saints have mentioned practices which the saints attained – perhaps only after decades of struggle – without having mentioned the exercises which they practised, or the gradual steps which they followed until they reached that level. Do you want, just by reading, and just …
The virtue which encompasses all virtues is that of love since on love depend all the Law and the Prophets. But the basis of all the virtues, the basis on which every good work is built, is the virtue of humility, because every virtue that is not based on humility can lead to self-righteousness and …