Amen

Chill

Amen

Right ?

Did you meet the now Abbot Fr Luke, and Bishop of Syracuse, also? And Fr Cyprian?!

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The day of Salvation is today. Find True Life now- or spend eternity seeking it.

I really want to know what that reading is from

All the info is at the end in the credits.

Потому что там в монастырях людей гнобят и ломают, хуже всякой советской власти. Призвание к монашеству это призвание учиться любить Бога и ближнего в совершенстве. А во многих монастырях вместо этого люди учатся лицемерию и приобретают прочный комплекс постоянной вины и психологической незрелости. Необходимо срочное оздоровление монастырского климата, чтобы юные души могли лететь к Богу наверх, а не съёживаться и гибнуть под ханжескими стопами алчных до власти.

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Its number 75 titled “a complaint against the world...”

I believe that quote is from Elder Macarius of Optina.

That bit is sooooo awesome!

17:23 - 19:43 Thou, who by thy unspeakable goodness hast created us, why didst thou fill our lives with grief? Doth not thy mercy make thee pity our sufferings? Why dost thou grant me being and later take it away through a painful death? "I do not enjoy," says God, "your illnesses o man, but out of the seeds or your grief and sorrow, I want to bring forth for you fruits of eternal and majestic joy. I imprinted the law of death and destruction not only in your body but also in every object of this visible world. I commanded the whole world, together with your body, to cry out to you that this life is not the true and real life, that there is nothing permanent here to which your heart should become attached through justifiable love. "When you do not harken unto the threatening voice of the entire universe, then my paternal mercy, which always wishes you unlimited good, compels me to lift the scepter of chastisement. When I torment you with temptations, wear you out with illness, with pangs of remorse, it is that you might abandon your folly, become wise, cease seeking after shadows and return to the path of salvation. "My unutterable mercy and unlimited love for human beings compelled me to take your flesh upon myself. Through my abasement, I have revealed the greatness of God to the human race. By suffering on the cross for the salvation of men, whom I desire to draw to myself, I first afflict them with grief, and with these arrows of affliction, I deaden their hearts to temporary pleasures. The scepter of punishment is an emblem of my love for men." Glory be for all things to the most merciful God, who pours out his ineffable blessings upon us in every circumstance. For the fount of goodness can produce no other waves but waves of goodness. Man, often not recognizing this, murmurs against thee all gracious one.

@@slimey80 THANK YOU!

@@slimey80 I agree.

My great fear is that, Christians ignore technology and the words of the suffering who.onkt speak with letters on screens.

All of our Orthodox Saints knew Christ, and had constant, unceasing remembrance and communion with him. God will reveal in time whether your path is a monk or not. But it requires patience, and learning the fundamentals that the Orthodox church teaches. My suggestion: visit an Orthodox church. Attend services. Establish a prayer rule. Talk to you priest. This will put you on the path to becoming sanctified, whether you become a monk or not.

Not all saints are monks. A monastic vocation is certainly not a requirement for salvation either! Orthodoxy is the only way to know the true Christ. So it does not shy away from your desire to know Him at all. Salvation means spiritual healing, and ultimately, spiritual health. As long as you live, you are never doomed. With God all things are possible. With His help, you can be healed from the abuse that you've suffered.

We got ourselves the byzantine expert. 😂