A fellow monk mentioned to Fr. Ephraim of Katounakia that many pilgrims come to their monastery, make noise and that he himself was indignant sometimes.
The Elder replied: "Don't be indignant, because your own generation will be saved from it. Nowadays people run to monasteries because their souls are nowhere to be found.
They come to you and rest.
For every resting soul you receive a salary from God. And you may not be doing much prayer, but your little struggle is multiplied by God.
You may see that some come for tourism, but they all get something.
As the fathers say, once you put myrrh in the container, the smell will stay and let nothing in.
So it is with them.
This little thing they will get from here, when the time comes, will be used by God to save them and your salary will be great ...."
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