And by believing, man understands God 
 																														 “Did  not our heart burn within us?” said Luke and Cleopas reaching the end  of their walk with Christ. Many times the Lord is beside us, close to  us, but in a way that we are unable to understand. His presence is  imperceptible. And the Lord patiently waits until we pick up on it.
 There  is always room for greater and more faith. And God expects this. God  speaks and man must listen, study and believe. And by believing the road  opens, light is shed on things, man understands and comes to an  understanding with God.
 If  such willingness, such craving as if we are not having enough of the  Gospel, doesn’t enter our soul, there is something wrong with us. This  means that our soul has become stale and dry. And that’s a pity. We  should become worried.
  Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos (†)