Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina children 50-bead Orthodox prayer rope chotki

50-bead Orthodox prayer rope chotki komboskini for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos)

since voluntary death for the sake of the commandments brings forth the earnest of eternal life and the inheritance of the incorruptible glory of God

composed by Saint John of Damascus and others

Hesychasm is the quintessence of the unbroken tradition ‘in the Holy Spirit’ of the Orthodox Church

And here I am in the same condition

Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina children 50-bead Orthodox prayer rope chotkiby George (Schaefer) This modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth century Holy Elders of Optina Monastery, organized thematically under headings such as spiritual warfare, the love of neighbor, faith, the will of God, the education of children, the commandments of God, the path of salvation, etc. Each piece of advice varies in length from a single sentence to a full paragraph. Pithy, immediately accessible,