Don’t ignore suffering, don’t reject it. Don’t seek the Cross, but hold on to it if it comes! Our Saviour Christ didn’t want the Cross, but when it was given to Him, he didn’t abandon it anymore. He didn’t give in at all. They tore His flesh, but He didn’t give in. He didn’t say any of the things His enemies wanted Him to say. And so, it is through the Cross and only through it that we can reach the Resurrection. In conclusion, we must know how to die and resurrect daily. Because life means continuous death.
— Sayings of the Romanian Elders. Translated by Grig Gheorghiu from an interview published in a Romanian magazine.
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