Love, joy and peace are Divine gifts, Divine characteristics. In themselves love, peace and joy work miracles, but joined together they can fulfill all the commandments. Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

“Prayer is talking with God… it should govern the whole of our life, so that in our every action and at every moment we should continue in remembrance of God.” - St. Basil the Great

“Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies.” - St John Maximovitch of Shanghai and San Fransisco