Important Message from John Mulinde

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John Klimakos - Three Chapters on Prayer

56. When you go out after prayer,
keep your tongue under restraint,
for it is well capable of dissipating,
in a very short time,
what you labored to gather together.

57. When you are ready to stand
in the presence of the Lord,
let your soul wear a garment woven throughout
from the cloth of our forgiveness of others.
Otherwise your prayer will be of no value whatsoever.

58. Let all your prayer be completely simple.
Both the tax collector and the prodigal son
were reconciled to God by one simple phrase -
one said: God, have mercy on me, a sinner,
and the other: Father, I have sinned against you.

- St John Klimakos

God's Mercy and Grace - John Cassian

The thief on the cross certainly did not receive
the Kingdom of Heaven as a reward for his virtues
but as a grace and mercy from God.
He can serve as an authentic witness
that our salvation is given to us
only by God's mercy and grace.
All the holy masters knew this
and unanimously taught that perfection in holiness
can be achieved only through humility.



— John Cassian