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“A fish that is alive swims against the flow of water. One that is dead floats down with the water. A true Christian goes against the current of sinful age. A false one is swept away by its swiftness.”
+ St. Philaret of Moscow, Orthodox Life Vol. 63 No. 3 May-June 2012