Complaining separates us from God, so patience forges our union with
Him. So if you suffer all your trials with patience and gratitude, for
His sake, He will reward you with eternal bliss.
Through sorrows and patience, you enter the realm of real knowledge
and are cleansed of the multitude of your sins. ‘I waited patiently for
the Lord and He attended me and hearkened’ (Ps 39, 1).
The Lord accepts intrepid patience as a pleasing sacrifice, though He
turns His face from timidity. People who are patient follow faithfully
in His steps, but the weak and the timid distance themselves from Him.
‘After this, many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with
Him’ (Jn. 6, 66).
» Saint Dimitry of Rostov
Source: pemptousia.comhttp://www.diakonima.gr/2015/06/27/again-on-sorrows-and-patience-saint-dimitry-of-rostov/
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