Abba Dorotheos said: No matter what kind of sorrow comes to you, don't blame anyone but yourself, and say, This has happened because of my sins.

It is only necessary to seek one thing: to be with Jesus. The man who remains with Jesus is rich, even if he is poor with regard to material things. Who ever desires the earthly more than the heavenly loses both the earthly and the heavenly. But whoever seeks the heavenly is Lord of the whole world.