Help of God

The Lord begins to reveal His power when a person sees that all human means for providing help to the person in need are feeble.

Do not be greatly disturbed by the arrangement of your fate. Have only the unwavering desire for salvation and, standing before God, await His help until the time comes.

Fasting

Fasting is praiseworthy and necessary in its time and place: it is better to keep to a moderate use of food and drink, avoiding satiety, indicated by a slight heaviness, and on the other hand, avoiding excessive and inappropriate abstinence. Moderation, the middle path, makes a person more capable of spiritual activity.

Joy

We must begin with thanksgiving for everything. The beginning of joy is to be content with your situation.

Giving Thanks to God

Gratitude in a Christian is such a great thing that, along with love, it accompanies him into the future life, where he will celebrate the eternal Pascha with the righteous.