The desires of the flesh wage war against our joy. Fight for joy. As John Owen said “Kill it (the desires of the flesh) or it will be killing you.”
"After sin comes shame; courage follows repentance. Satan upsets the order; he gives courage to sin and shame to repentance" St. Chrysostom
"The soul is resuscitated by repentance." St. Augustine #AshWednesday
"Therefore He put on a body, so that in the body He might find death and blot it out" - Athanasius #Advent
"The meeting ground between God and man is the flesh of Christ" - St Cyril #Advent
“Taking my flesh, he gives me his Spirit; & so he bestowing & I receiving, he prepares for me the treasure of life” - Chrysostom #Advent
"Nothing is equal to prayer; for what is impossible it makes possible, what is difficult, easy" - St. Chrysostom
"The primary lesson for children is to know the eternal God, the One who gives everlasting life." - St. Clement
"Ask constantly, not by composing endless prayers, but rather telling Him of our needs with simplicity."
- St. Chrysostom
“Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time" - St. Chrysostom
