When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him. Saint John Chrysostom More Quotes by Saint John Chrysostom More Quotes From Saint John Chrysostom Wine was given us by God, not that we might be drunken, but that we might be sober. It is the best medicine when it has the best moderation to direct it. Wine was given to restore the body's weakness, not to overturn the soul's strength. Saint John Chrysostom medicine wine food When we once begin to form good resolutions, God gives us every opportunity of carrying them out. Saint John Chrysostom new-year prayer christian This is the rule of most perfect Christianity, its most exact definition, its highest point, namely, the seeking of the common good ... for nothing can so make a person an imitator of Christ as caring for neighbors. Saint John Chrysostom definitions caring perfect Nothing causes us to so nearly resemble God as the forgiveness of injuries. Saint John Chrysostom christian-inspirational causes christian If the Lord should give you power to raise the dead, He would give much less than He does when he bestows suffering. By miracles you would make yourself debtor to Him, while by suffering He may become debtor to you. And even if sufferings had no other reward than being able to bear something for that God who loves you, is not this a great reward and a sufficient remuneration? Whoever loves, understands what I say. Saint John Chrysostom miracle love-you giving We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him, by continuance in supplication; to be humbled; to be reminded of our sins. Saint John Chrysostom sin praying prayer What is it to be a fool for Christ? It is to control one's thoughts when they stray out of line. It is to make the mind empty and free. Saint John Chrysostom free-spirit spiritual mind It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life. Saint John Chrysostom saint prayer impossible Imagine your anger to be a kind of wild beast, because it has ferocious teeth and claws, and if you don't tame it, it will devastate all things even corrupting the soul. Saint John Chrysostom teeth saint soul If we approach with faith, we too will see Jesus... for the Eucharistic table takes the place of the crib. Here the Body of the Lord is present, wrapped not in swaddling clothes but in the rays of the Holy Spirit. Saint John Chrysostom inspiration faith jesus Good men do not always have grace and favor, lest they should be puffed up, and grow insolent and proud. Saint John Chrysostom good-man grace men You can call happy those who saw Him... But, come to the altar and you will see Him, you will touch Him, you will give to Him holy kisses, you will wash Him with your tears, you will carry Him within you like Mary Most Holy. Saint John Chrysostom kissing inspiration faith You carry your snare everywhere and spread your nets in all places. You allege that you never invited others to sin. You did not indeed, by your words, but you have done so by your dress and your deportment. Saint John Chrysostom purity-and-love catholic dresses Prayer is an all-efficient panoply, a treasure undiminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a heaven unruffled by the storm. It is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings. Saint John Chrysostom prayer blessing mother I hear no one boast, that he hath a knowledge of the Scriptures, but that he owneth a Bible written in golden characters. And tell me then, what profiteth this? The Holy Scriptures were not given to us that we should enclose them in books, but that we should engrave them upon our hearts. Saint John Chrysostom heart character book Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead Saint John Chrysostom hungry charity work Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in obtaining the desires of our heart, when God so wills it, is not worse than to receive it; for we know not as He does, what is profitable to us. Saint John Chrysostom catholic prayer heart What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well. Saint John Chrysostom inspiration brother faith Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings. Saint John Chrysostom prayer blessing mother How many there are who still say, 'I want to see His shape, His image, His clothing, His sandals.' Behold, you do see Him, you touch Him, you eat Him! You want to see His clothing. He gives Himself to you, not just to be seen but to be touched, to be eaten, to be received within .... Let all of you be ardent, fervent, enthusiastic. If the Jews stood, shoes on, staff in hand, and eating in haste, how much more vigilant should you be. They were about to go to Palestine; ... you are about to go to heaven. Saint John Chrysostom shoes giving hands
