22/1/24, 06:00 AM
“...there is no point in losing heart, getting upset, complaining. You must close your mouth. Let no one perceive that you are disturbed. Don’t fume with anger, as if to work it out of your system, but rather be calm. Burn the devil through patience and forbearance.”
Monastic Wisdom: The Letters of Elder Joseph the Hesychast by Elder Joseph Hesychast