Bishop Photios of Marathon
«Trust ye not in princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.»
(Psalm 145:3)
We mustn't have absolute trust in human beings for our salvation, no matter what dignity they have. Human beings are changeable. Today they are saints, tomorrow - deniers. Today - sinners, tomorrow - righteous. We must have absolute trust in God, and in Him we must base our hopes of salvation. «Blessed is he of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God» (Psalm 145:5). Human beings are often treacherous, and the one whom we admire today as a saint and virtuous, unfortunately we may see falling later, whereas someone else who didn't have a good reputation before may prove himself worthy in the circumstances and steady.
