If something has become deeply

united with your soul,

You should not only regard it as your

possession in this life,

But believe that it will accompany you

into the life to come.

If it is something good,

Rejoice and Give Thanks to God in your mind;

If it is something bad,

Grieve and Sigh,

And strive to free yourself from it

while you are still in the body.

– St. lsaac of Syria