Desert Wisdom

Tweeting quotes, anecdotes & the musings of the monastic tradition from The Desert Fathers to Merton: if you will, you can become ALL FLAME #DesertWisdom

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

From our neighbours is life and death, if we gain our brother, we gain God, but if we cause out brother to stumble, we sin against Christ.

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

This is the truth, if a monk regards contempt as praise, poverty as riches, & hunger as a feast, he will never die. #Macarius #DesertWisdom

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

Just as bees are driven out By smoke; honey stolen, a life of ease drives the fear of God from a mans soul and destroys his good works

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

Get away from any man who always argues when he talks #AbbaPastor #DesertWisdom

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

Love, work, prayer & suffering will sustain us in the future as they have in the past - we have no other tools to build with. #MollieRogers

[Clutching At Straws @StrawsMusic]

#YouAreYouEatWith #ThisTableChangesEverything - take a picture of the people you eat with, not your food!

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

Q:Why do you ask this peasant about your thoughts? A:I have indeed learned Greek & Latin but I don't even know the alphabet of this peasant

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

Learn discretion and learn humility, then you will learn all that is necessary #DesertWisdom

[Circle of Hope @CircleofHopeNet]

Desert words from Abba Anthony for the Lenten season. #circleofhopenet #COHLent #desertwisdom http://t.co/gw0isizDhw

[Jake Mahal @moohah]

Namaste - I see God within you - practicing the presence of God by being fully present with others. #DesertWisdom #KKiEurope

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

My rule is that my rule must be broken in order to show hospitality. #DesertWisdom

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

One sat in silence with compunction for sin and one ate honey cakes and celebrated with angles - the Lord loved them both! #DesertWisdom

[Jess Williams @jessbreathes]

Throw kindness around like confetti.

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

A man must breathe humility and fear of God as ceaselessly as he inhales and exhales air. #abbaPastor #DesertWisdom

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

We do not make progress for we do realise how much we can do. #DesertWisdom

[Desert Wisdom @DesertWiseGuys]

Fasting dried up the channels down which worldly pleasures flow #DesertWisdom #AbbaHyperichius

[Robby Kiley @robbykiley]

Either flee from people, or laugh at the world and the people in it, and make a fool of yourself in many things. #desertwisdom

[Wil Rogan @wilrogan]

Reflection on your own certain death is a certain pathway to humility. #desertwisdom #humility

[John Trammell ⚓️ @Jtramme11]

"I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having remained silent." - Abba Arsenius #desertwisdom

[Erik C. Young @WhatNedDid]

"Do not desire wealth for giving to the poor. For this is a trick of the evil one." #StEvagrios #DesertWisdom