On Despondency:
Even the saints of God were at a time seized with diabolical despair and despondency. What therefore can we sinners expect? The enemy often wounds us by implanting in our heart wrath, shame and cruel despondency. We must turn to God continually; every moment we must be with him, in order that we may not be besieged with the wrath and despondency of the enemy.
There are other means of escaping from despair and despondency - the broad way of the world: if you give yourself up to owrldly pleasures, despondecy will leave you for a time, at least while the pleasures last. But afterwards you will be captivated by these pleasures; they will become a necessity to you, and you will find comfort and joy in them alone. May God preserve every Christian from finding his only way of escape from the despondency of the Devil through such means.
St. John of Kronstadt
There are other means of escaping from despair and despondency - the broad way of the world: if you give yourself up to owrldly pleasures, despondecy will leave you for a time, at least while the pleasures last. But afterwards you will be captivated by these pleasures; they will become a necessity to you, and you will find comfort and joy in them alone. May God preserve every Christian from finding his only way of escape from the despondency of the Devil through such means.
St. John of Kronstadt
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