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[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

“The devil is like a lion, hiding in ambush. He secretly sets out nets of unclean & unholy thoughts. So, it is necessary to break them off as soon as we notice them, by means of pious reflection & prayer.” - St Seraphim of Sarov

[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

"If you live badly, no one will touch you; but if you begin to live well, there will immediately be afflictions & temptations." - St Barsanuphius of Optina

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Over the first 4 years, the Big Beautiful Bill adds nearly $2 trillion to our deficit, beyond the deficit that would have been caused by Biden level spending. That’s right, Republicans have increased spending, and I’m taking all kinds of heat for calling them out on the betrayal.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Releasing the Epstein files is not the end goal. Until we see investigations and arrests, our system of justice is not working.

[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

"As bodily food fattens the body, so fasting strengthens the soul; imparting it an easy flight, it makes it able to ascend on high, to contemplate lofty things & to put the heavenly higher than the pleasant & pleasurable things of life." - St John Chrysostom

[Father Christopher @FChristopher77]

One quiet day, an old man with a refined life and an illuminated face called his three disciples and spoke to them gently:

“Today I will not give you a long teaching, but three words which, if you keep them in your heart, will be your guide all your life.”

The first disciple was filled with joy. He had received good news and his heart was leaping. The old man looked at him with fatherly love and said:

“Do not make vows/promises when you are in joy.”

The disciple wanted to ask why, but the old man continued:

“Joy opens your heart, but it weakens the guard of your mind. In its rush, a person promises more than he can fulfill.”

The second disciple was troubled. He had been wronged, and the fire of anger was burning in his chest. The old man placed his hand on his shoulder and said:

“Do not answer when you are angry.”

“Why, father?” the disciple asked.

“Because anger sharpens your tongue but darkens your judgment. A word spoken in heat wounds more deeply than a sword.”

The third disciple stood apart, his soul weighed down by sorrow. The old man sat down beside him and said softly:

“Do not make decisions when you are overcome by sadness.”

“But then I feel I see the truth,” the disciple whispered.

“No, my son,” said the old man. “Then you see only the lack. Sadness shrinks your world and makes you believe that the darkness of now will last forever.”

Toward evening, the old man gathered them again:

“Joy, anger, and sadness are passing temptations. Do not let them lead your life. Wait for the peace of the heart. From peace are born right decisions.”

Years passed. The three went different ways, but they kept the same memory and the same teaching. And whenever they felt their heart racing ahead of their mind, they would remember:

“Do not make vows when you are in joy.
Do not answer when you are angry.
Do not make decisions when you are sad.”

For true wisdom is born from stillness and prayer.

[TheOrthodoxWay @_theorthodoxway]

"Intelligent men have no need to listen to much talk, but should attend only to that which is profitable and guided by God's will."
- St. Anthony the Great

[Father Christopher @FChristopher77]

"Just as an iron sword, when placed in the fire, remains an iron sword but takes on the properties of the fire—it becomes incandescent, gives light, burns, and heats—thus participating in the fire without losing its own nature, so too the human being, through divine grace, remains human in his nature but becomes a partaker of the divine life, light, and fire, being deified without being confused with the essence of God."

Saint Maximus the Confessor

[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

"Do not disdain those who are deformed from birth, because all of us will go to the grave equally privileged." -St. Isaac the Syrian

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Recently, the President announced land strikes against Venezuela. No U.S. President is authorized to commit acts of war in a sovereign country without authorization from Congress. I cosponsored this War Powers Resolution to force Congress to vote “for or against” this action.

[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

"Not understanding what has happened prevents us from going on to something better." ~ Abba Poemen

"The first among all evils is ignorance." ~ St. Mark the Ascetic

[JosephtheAmerican_Solidarilist☦️🇺🇸🇬🇪🇷🇺🇷🇴 @cobywal31]

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[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

"Beware of passionate attachments to the world. Although they deceive you with peace & comfort, they are so fleeting that you do not notice how you are deprived of them, & in their place come sorrow, longing, despondency, & no comfort whatsoever." ~ St. Leonid of Optina

[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

"Let him who has comfort in this world not hope to receive eternal comfort. For the Kingdom of Heaven is not made up of those who are comforted here, but of those who are persecuted in this life in much affliction and distress." ~ St. Athanasios

[Father Spyridon Bailey @Fatherspyridon]

"Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude." ~ St. John Chrysostom