Our Lord tells us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow him. This command can be perceived as negative, but it is really a call to prioritize our pursuit of the Kingdom of Heaven and is meant to be motivated by our love of Christ.&nb...

Dn. Paisios Hamman gives an introductory class on Mental Health and Orthodox Spirituality.

Virtue seem to thee an irksome thing, consider that vice is more irksome. And this very thing He was intimating, in that He said not first, “Take my yoke upon you,” but before that, “Come, ye that labor and are heavy laden;” implying that sin t...