In this issue, we will look at the teachings of Abba Nilus and Abba Nisterus. Unfortunately, there is no biographical information on either of these Desert Fathers available, beyond the fact that they lived in the Egyptian desert.
Prayer is the seed of gentleness and the absence of anger.
Abba Nisterus the Great was walking in the desert with a brother. They saw a dragon and they ran away. Scripture says that Abraham was hospitable and God was with him. David was humble, and God was with him. Elias loved interior peace and God was with him.