“Peace in the world,” he would tell people, “will come from inner peace. Peace movements can’t help.” Peace can be acquired through repentance and, as St. Isaac teaches, good order. “Real peace comes if your inner man is set in order and if you’re careful not to give the devil any rights to interfere in your life – – because temptation tries to take your peace away by surprise.”

Elder Paisios

~Elder Paisios of Mount Athos