Idoloclast Idol-Smasher | Jesus Fist w/ Sledgehammer | Smash Your Passions | ICXC NIKA | Christian Ascetic | Heavyweight Cotton Unisex T-ShirtAvoid making idols either of things or of practices. + St. Macarius of Optina +++ These eight passions should be destroyed as follows: gluttony by self control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor; anger by goodwill and love for all men; worldly dejection by spiritual joy; listlessness by patience, perseverance and offering thanks to God; self esteem by doing good in secret and

in the ministry of the Archangels

‘You are gods

- 1 Corinthians 2: 7-8

of one essence with the Father

having a concern for his sin

- Philippians 2:10-11

but rather makes the dead to live

they are already gone by

look into my passionate soul

a basic prerequisite for genuine growth in the spiritual life involves a constant attitude of nepsis or watchfulness

The last enemy to be abolished is death

More honorable than the Cherubim