Making Oneself Worthy

Οὐκ ἀξίαν τῆς τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου εὐπρεπείας βαδίζεις τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, μὴ λαμβάνων κατὰ νοῦν, ὡς ὀλίγον ὕστερον κρίσις ἔσται τῶν ἐκάαστῳ βεβιωμένων, ἀπαραιτήτους ἔχουσα τὰς πρὸς ἀξίαν ἐπιτιμήσεις. Δεῖ τοίνυν, καὶ μηδαμῶς ἀπεχθάνου ταῦτα ἀκούων, τὴν ἐναντίαν ἐλθεῖν, ἐκλεξάμενον μᾶλλον ἀντὶ τῶν οὐχ ὁσίων τὰ ὅσια, καὶ ἐξορίσαι τὰς κατὰ συνήθειαν πονηρὰς προθυμίας. Ἅγιος Νειλος, Βιβλιον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολὴ ΝΔ' Αυρηλιανῳ Ἰλλουστριῳ ἀπο Ἑλληνων

Unworthy of the Gospel is the pretty step with which you walk in this time of life, not grasping with the mind that in a little  judgement shall be given to everyone who has lived, not to be propitiated by one who has things worthy of punishment. It is necessary then, lest you be roused to hatred hearing these things, to turn to what is opposed to you, and to choose things holy against things profane, and to banish those evil things which, on account of your conduct, you desire. Saint Nilus of Sinai, Book 1, Letter 54, To Aurelianos, celebrated among the pagans