God Is Everywhere
There is no place where God is not. The more you pay attention to Him, the more He pays attention to you. You cry out to Him: “Where are You, my God?”
And He answers you: “I am here, My child! I am always beside you.” He is both inside and outside, above and below. Wherever you turn, you find everything crying out: “God!”
In Him we live and move. We breathe God. We eat God.
Everything praises God and blesses Him. All creation sings His praise.
Everything living, and even the inanimate, tells of His wonders and glorifies the Creator. Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Always keep the Holy Gospel in your pocket, and whenever you have a spare moment, read a passage.
In this way Christ gives you light and guides you to His commandments. He perfects your love and leads you to imitate Him.
Call out always to His beloved Mother.
Read the verses of the Akathist hymn: they protect you and will always guard you from every evil.
Always keep a small icon of the All-Holy One on you.
Venerate it when you go to sleep. The more you love her, the more she loves you.
Whenever you cry out to her in difficult times, you feel her help and comfort, and you give thanks.
For she intercedes constantly for all her children who call on her with fervour.
Elder Joseph of Mount Athos
