1) I lost everything except what I gave.
2) Nothing is mine
when it is only for myself.
3) The hands of a
beggar are better than the hands of a miser.
4) Do you want to be
poor, both you and I? Hoard!
5) Do you want to be
poor? Steal and work on Sundays.
6) Do you want to have
abundance? Scatter!
7) Do you want to be a
beggar? Store!
8) Do you want to die
of hunger? Close your eyes and ears to human pain and human misery!
9) Joy to the eyes
that weep for someone else who is in pain, because these eyes will see the good
of heaven!
10) Joy in the hands
that dress little children and orphans, because these hands will become wings
to fly high!!
11) Joy in the mouth
that speaks sweet words of comfort, because this mouth will sing with the
angels hosanna!!
12) Joy in the house
that opens the door to the passerby, because this door opens to the Virgin Mary
and to Christ!!
13) We were born and
exist on this planet Earth to glorify God and offer Love and Joy to others!!
14) The greatest joy
we know in life is the joy we feel when we give joy!!
Elder Gabriel of Mount Athos
