Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Quotes July 8, 2018 by admin Do not believe your thoughts, neither when they tell you that you are terrible, nor when they tell you that you are a saint. The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin. So in every test, let us say: “Thank you, my God, because this was needed for my salvation.” We have the power of the Holy Cross, our holy symbol, the divine grace of Christ, only as long as we have the holy marking of the Holy Baptism, meaning we have denied the devil and sided with Christ, and received the Holy Marking, the seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit. Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
