Love is sweeter than life; but even sweeter than honey and a honeycomb is an insight concerning God out of which love is born.
-St Isaac the Syrian
April 29
Remember that Christ died for the wicked, as scripture says (romans 5:6) and not for the good. Consider it a much greater thing to suffer on behalf of evil people and to do good to sinners, than to do this for the righteous.
Even if you are not a peacemaker, at least do not be a troublemaker.
-St Isaac the Syrian
April 28
If you give something to someone in need, let a smile together with kind words and encouragement in their suffering, precede your giving.
-St Isaac the Syrian
April 27
Divine care surrounds all human beings all the time, but it is only seen by those who have purified themselves from sins and who have God in mind at every moment.
-St Isaac the Syrian
April 25
When one begins to perceive the love of God in all it’s richness, he begins also to love his neighbor with spiritual perception. This is the love of which all the scriptures speak. Friendship after the flesh is very easily destroyed on some slight pretext, since it is not held firm by spiritual perception. But when a person is spiritually awakened, even if something irritates him, the bond of love is not dissolved; he rekindles himself with the warmth of the love of God, he quickly recovers himself and with great joy seeks his neighbor’s love, even though he has been gravely wronged or insulted by him. For the sweetness of God completely consumes the bitterness of the quarrel.
-St Diadochos of Photiki
