St. Isaac the Syrian: For as soon as the heart is zealous in spirit, the body is not grieved by tribulations...
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For as soon as the heart is zealous in spirit, the body is not grieved by tribulations, nor does it feel alarm and shrink back from horrors; but the mind hardens it against all temptations, making it like a diamond in its endurance.
Let us be zealous, too, with ardor of spirit for the sake of Jesus's will, and drive away all heedlessness from ourselves, which gives birth to sloth in our thinking...
May God grant us also such eagerness to please Him.
Amen.
St. Isaac the Syrian
