Fr. Nikolai Golubtsev was bravely facing his approaching death. He said to his brother, "Sing me my favourite prokeimenon". To the dying man, the brother sang "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints". - Sergei Fudel, At the Walls of the Church

If you sin, the word of God is your adversary. For example, suppose you enjoy getting drunk, it says, ‘Do not do it.’ Suppose you enjoy extravagant performances and vain amusements, it says, ‘Do not go there.’ Suppose you enjoy committing adultery; the word of God says, ‘Do not do it.’ In whatever sin you will to do, it says, ‘Do not do it.’ It is the adversary of your will, until it becomes the author of your salvation. What a wonderful and useful ‘adversary’! It does not seek our will, but our advantage. It is our adversary as long as we are our own adversaries. As long as you are your own enemy, you make the word of God your enemy; become a friend of yourself and you will be in agreement with it. ‘Thou shalt do no murder.’ Listen and you have agreed with it. ‘Thou shalt not steal.’ Listen and you have agreed with it. ‘Thou shalt not commit adultery.’ Listen and you have agreed with it. ‘Thou shall not give false witness.’ Listen and you have agreed with it. ‘Thou shall not covet thy neighbour’s wife.’ Listen and you have agreed with it. ‘Thou shall not covet thy neighbour’s goods.’ Listen and you have agreed with it. In all these things you have agreed with ‘your adversary,’ and what have you lost for yourself? You have not only lost nothing, but also found yourself who were lost” - Blessed Augustine, Sermon 59 on the New Testament