“Heroic deeds are done by the brave; the bighearted - not the big-framed - who are determined to sacrifice themselves.” - St Paisios, Spiritual Awakening, pg 241.
Reflection:
Do we wonder if we make a difference in the lives of others? Who do you consider to be brave?
As St Paisios reminds us, one can be as strong and “powerful” as humanly possible, but if this person has not love, he/she is nothing.(1)
“God will help us in our difficulties. But for God to provide divine power, man must offer whatever little he has and can give.”(2) We must do our part with the intelligence and abilities that God has given us, and He will fill in whatever is lacking.
In order to become “bighearted”, let us completely trust in the Lord as we assist and sacrifice for those around us. God will reveal our purpose along the way, and we will do heroic deeds while humbly unaware of their magnitude.
