Blessed the one who has become a good spiritual net and caught many for the good Lord, such a one will greatly praised by the Lord.
Ephrem the SyrianO Lord, we cannot go to the pool of Siloe to which you sent the blind man. But we have the chalice of Your Precious Blood, filled with life and light. The purer we are, the more we receive.
Ephrem the SyrianDon't let your eyes look here and there, and don't look on someone elses' beauty, so that the devil will not conquer you with the help of your eyes.
Ephrem the SyrianScripture brought me to the Gate of Paradise, and the mind stood in wonder as it entered.
Ephrem the Syrian