Distraction is the Beginning of All Evil (St Ignatius Brianchaninov) | Mobile Phone Addiction | Orthodox Christian Hardcover JournalThe sons of the world believe distraction to be blameless, but the Holy Fathers recognize it as the beginning of all evil. + St Ignatius Brianchaninov, The Field

and the occasional reading of a spiritual book

in the midst of the gods He holds judgment:

Lift up your gates

For our light affliction

and our mouth to lamentation:

‘Our bones are dried up

the saint healed the paralytic by calling on the name of Jesus Christ

God’s wisdom to teach me

and our hope is lost

Let us be mutually mindful of each other

Mark of Ephesus in the 15th century

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God: for pulling down strongholds