Millena

“When I was younger, before I met Derek, I would hear stories about women stuck in abusive relationships. I never understood why any of them stayed. I thought they were foolish or weak. It never made sense to me until it became my life.”
― Freida McFadden, Do Not Disturb

“Blessed is the one who fears the Lord as much as men in a court fear the judge. Blessed is the one who is as eager with sincere zeal as a well-trained servant is to his lord. Blessed is the one who is as jealous for the virtues as those husbands who keep vigil on account of jealousy over their wives. Blessed is the one who is present in prayer before the Lord as the servants are present before the king. Blessed is the one who untiringly seeks to please the Lord as others attempt to please men.”
― John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent

“Anyone who tries to fit the Truth of God into a form comprehensible to men’s minds must bend it, maim it, and ultimately destroy it. We cannot shrink the truth to fit our ignorance, and anyone who tries to apply rigorous logic to the gospel of Christ ends up with nothing. “We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness” (1 Corinthians 1:23).”
― David R. Smith, Mary, Worthy of All Praise: Reflections on the Virgin Mary

“You can have malice towards other life forms other than humans. This, though somewhat contentious, could be said to be involved when eating animal products. Why? Anyone eating them is only doing so out of desire rather than need and this desire involves the doing of harm.”
― Edwin Page, The Vegan Christian: Why Christianity Should Embrace Veganism