The Providence Of God

On The Providence Of God by Saint John Chrysostom was personally recommended to me by Abbot Damascene of St. Herman’s Monastery in California. Saint John wrote this book at the end of his life after he was exiled to the mountains of Armenia. It was meant to help relieve the despair of the faithful during a particularly intense period of Christian persecution.

The folly of trying to understand God and His plan

What then, is the cause of such a sickness? It is an inquisitive and curious mind, it ...