Acquire the grace of the Holy Spirit also by practicing

fool for Christ 26 Jan 2023 15:48:13 GMT
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"Acquire the grace of the Holy Spirit also by practicing all the other 
virtues for Christ's sake. Trade spiritually with them; trade with those 
which give you the greatest profit. Accumulate capital from the 
superabundance of God's grace, deposit it in God's eternal bank which will 
bring you immaterial interest, not four or six percent, but one hundred 
percent for one spiritual ruble, and even infinitely more than that. For 
example, if prayer and watching gives you more of God's grace, watch and 
pray; if fasting gives you much of the Spirit of God, fast; if almsgiving 
gives you more, give alms. Weigh every virtue done for Christ's sake in 
this manner."

St. Seraphim of Sarov. 

----------------------------------------------- "Likewise the Spirit also 
helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we 
ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings 
which cannot be uttered."  
Romans 8:26

Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.