I Can’t Do It Anymore; Despair vs Hope - Sermon by Metropolitan Demetrius

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Sermon by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius of America delivered on Great Tuesday of Passion Week, March 29/April 11, 2023, at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY
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@AnotherSeraphim 5 күн бұрын

You may never see this but this teaching literally saved my life! Thank you, Rev, Father

@OrthodoxTradition 5 күн бұрын

Glory to God!

@jpage99999 Жыл бұрын

Lord I can’t do this anymore, please help me dear Jesus. Deliver me from this demonic darkness and despair. Please please Jesus if I don’t have you to help save me there’s no way I can attain peace and victory over these evil passions

@toastme Жыл бұрын

You will get through this. There is no resurrection without a crucifixion.

@vessietaylor Жыл бұрын

Know you are never alone when darkness come, there is light in that darkness that is struggling to be seen. Thank the Lord for all the good that darkness showed so that you know and fully understand what it is that you must rebuke to be free. Ask and it will be given. Have patience with the Lord for He is patient and gentle and waits on us all to ask rightly. May the Lord send rain to wash your sorrows away and turn them I to joy. You are headed in the right direction when you feel the struggle. Always consider thankfulness in all things...good or evil. For evil is a tool to guide us right. 🕊.💞 May peace, love, and understanding guide you home.

@jpage99999 Жыл бұрын

@@vessietaylor thank you 🙏🏻

@vessietaylor Жыл бұрын

@jpage99999 It took me 33yrs of asking why or what did I do, only to find out I was holding on and fighting against the thing I could let go, thinking it was good. The Lord was stirring me in a direction that I couldn't see could save me and fill me with joy. Each of us are special. I use to feel was like I was burning in a furnace. What was revealed, was I was being refined. Like gold or silver. Burning off impruities so that we can enter His kingdom. Believe and keep faith. God gave a command to not fear and be courageous in the Lord. I ask for more of what the Lord desires me to be... that alone brings me great joy. I hope you find the thing that floods you with great joy when you find what you seek. This life is full of sorrows. I choose to see it as an adventure to travel before I enter this Kingdom of heaven that was so gloriously described. ☦️

@jpage99999 Жыл бұрын

@@vessietaylor how do I get rid of that demonic rage and anger and hatred of life? Demons sending logismoi to end my life. I want to live and declare the works of the Lord. I , like you, keep asking, what did I do to deserve this oppression, what did I do to bring on this evil assault? I look at my other Orthodox brethren with so much longing and despair to be like them and get so much resentment and envy burning in my body, and then the self pity life is not fair dialogue plays out.

@OrthodoxChristianTreasures Ай бұрын

Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.

@OrthodoxTradition Ай бұрын

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

@marittafouche6277 Жыл бұрын

Lord have mercy on me a sinner

@user-wh5pd4fs3c 3 ай бұрын

“For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death” 2 Cor. 7:10

@OrthodoxTradition 3 ай бұрын

Yes.

@intensity33 Жыл бұрын

O God, be merciful to me, the sinner. O God, be merciful to me, the sinner. O God, be merciful to me, the sinner.

@Seven-up7bh Жыл бұрын

Lord have mercy. On me forgive me of my sins

@ceedub_1983 9 ай бұрын

I have been battling drug/alcohol/cigarette addiction for 27 years. I will be 40 in December. I am married with 3 children ages 9,3, and 2. I was lost in the occult and I came very close to joining the Freemasons. I was baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church in 2015 and have wandered away countless times since then. I feel horrible on a regular basis. Can’t handle stress, hate my life and beg God to help me. St.Nicholas please pray for me. You are my patron Saint and I hope one day I’ll be the man you are ☦️

@OrthodoxTradition 9 ай бұрын

Never give up and seek help from those who can help you. You should absolutely persist in prayer, asking for help and forgiveness. Your prayers will not be lost.

@ceedub_1983 9 ай бұрын

@@OrthodoxTradition Thank you for your encouraging words! May God bless you.

@10.6.12. 5 ай бұрын

Married with 3 children 9,3,2 dude you are a hero you are only 40 and realize we are all sinners ... you are a rich man , the adventure of life is upon you, be grateful, thank you for sharing your struggle, it will aid folks like me in becoming more humble.

@AlterFunKtion 4 ай бұрын

Very relatable. Im 34 and battling a treacherous alcohol addiction that is ruining my life but I've been inquiring at the rocor church and it is helping.

@Di-Pi 3 ай бұрын

Was the same- now 35 yrs. clean and sober thru Alcoholics Anonymous. 👏 I highly recommend it.

@catherinecarter8987 Жыл бұрын

Dear Fr. Demetrius. Thank you so much for sharing this. I really needed to hear this right now and I really appreciate your teaching. With Love in Christ, Catherine ☦️

@michaelgrekoRhodos 4 ай бұрын

Know that your first thanks must be on to our all-merciful Lord Jesus Christ, for it is The Holy Spirit that speaks through our Gracious Metropolitan Demetrius to convey the message and the sacred laws of God so we all can be enlightened to find our way to salvation and to gain entrance into the Lord's kingdom, where there will no longer be pain no sickness no sadness nor sighing but life everlasting, a magnificent kingdom fit not for kings and queens and the vain high and mighty of this world but most befitting for the all-merciful and all mighty God himself. May our good Lord have mercy on us all !! Amen to that !!!

@paulhudson4254 8 ай бұрын

Without Him we can do nothing! 🌺☦️🌺

@OrthodoxTradition 8 ай бұрын

Amen!

@jimmycropolis 6 ай бұрын

Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner. Most Holy Theotokos save us. 🙏✝️❤️

@OrthodoxTradition 6 ай бұрын

Amen.

@virginialopezrey6860 Жыл бұрын

Tears. Thanks be to God.

@OrthodoxTradition Жыл бұрын

Glory to God.

@Bobby.truthsayer.1956 8 ай бұрын

I have weathered ferocious spiritual battles wherein I have utterly failed time after time. I have been beaten to a pulp by the enemy because I was double minded. The key to success against the passions is very simply (FAITH). You ask the Lord for a heart of repentance and believe! Believe you have already received it and go on. In time you will receive victory by sheer attrition because you believe in the Victor, The Lord Who fights for you.

@OrthodoxTradition 8 ай бұрын

Lord have mercy!

@dennisbreedon9722 Жыл бұрын

Lord have mercy on me, the sinner

@marjhanamortel Жыл бұрын

May God's blessings be upon you dear Metropolitan Demetrius! Your messages are just in the right time for me !Please remember me in your prayers 🙏🏻❤️

@MeMe-rw7kk Жыл бұрын

So grateful for the worlds. I was just reading the ten virgins yesterday and couldn’t sleep. God have mercy on me

@oddlysatisfying127 Жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏

@FrostFang86 11 ай бұрын

Oh Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.

@OrthodoxTradition 7 ай бұрын

Amen.

@OrthodoxChristianTreasures 3 ай бұрын

Saint Xenia of Saint Petersburg please pray for our particular situation and all who are involved in the decisions that have to be made.

@OrthodoxTradition Ай бұрын

Christ is Risen!

@abdulemalik8848 2 ай бұрын

God bless.

@OrthodoxTradition Ай бұрын

Christ is Risen!

@marianenos-politis7793 Жыл бұрын

Πολύ ωραία λόγια δέσποτα. ...❤

@Christ_theking333 8 ай бұрын

From the dust we are ! To the dust we will return. 🙏🏼 Forgive my sins ! Ohh king of righteousness✝️🛐

@OrthodoxTradition 8 ай бұрын

Lord have mercy!

@SauerkrautX 11 ай бұрын

I’m afraid I won’t be on this earth much longer. I am a younger man and I’ve been visited with ill health as of late. I am having a hard time walking along with bad neck pain and it’s making me spiral into a very dark and deep depression. I cry everyday now and can barely keep myself from crying even in public. Every day feels like sheer hell and torture, and I just want to die now. I don’t really have any reason to live except for I don’t want to go to hell and let God down. I don’t want to die, but I think about taking my life every single day. It’s getting too much to carry on. I am afraid that the cross will eventually become too heavy for me to carry. I am a catechumen in the church and I have a hard time denying myself entirely for God. I have a very hard time with unbelief. None of it makes any sense to me sometimes. I just want to be better and go for a walk. This life is not for me anymore. I wish God would just end all this pain and misery. I have never been in such a dark place like this before. It feels like I’m burning. I just want peace with God. I want to be able to let go, to shut off my brain and fully allow Christ into my heart, but I still have doubts. I never considered myself an atheist, but I guess that’s what I am. How do I endure all this and turn to Christ to help me through all this? I feel like my time is running out and I don’t know what else to do. I am so unbelievably sad. The doctors don’t help me. They only care about money. I’m so lost and full of sadness and despair. I can’t go on much longer.

@OrthodoxTradition 10 ай бұрын

We are sorry to read about your difficulties. May God give you strength. We all have our share in difficult times in this life. Give glory and thanks to God every day; He cares for you and loves you. Seek guidance from your priest and doctors regularly and be very open with your thoughts to them.

@donnielemmons8136 8 ай бұрын

God bless you friend🙏❤️

@jeanneelisabeth 4 ай бұрын

You said you are a catechumen. Have you talked to the priest who is in charge of your class? Perhaps, he can help you. Love and prayers to you!

@Christ_theking333 8 ай бұрын

Lamp- fire of repentance Oil- deeds of repentance need to keep this fire burning. For when the bridegroom comes, we shouldn’t fall short of deeds(oil) but persevere till the end. ✝️🛐

@OrthodoxTradition 8 ай бұрын

Lord have mercy!

@vessietaylor Жыл бұрын

🕊.💞.☦️

@mrypso4092 6 ай бұрын

Is there any hope for me? I began being drawn to God a few years ago and was starting to feel the conviction of the Holy Spirit but was instantly attacked by the enemy and fell back into sin and was never fully born again. In October last year I read about the unforgivable sin and the devil convinced me that I had committed it. I was praying at the time for forgiveness would have been forgiven but I let the devil trick me into despair and to make things worse I actually vocalized that despair to my son. Now I don’t know what I would need to do. It feels like the Holy Spirit has left and God has given up on me. Hope can I repent from the sin of despair? How can I get the Holy Spirit back ?

@OrthodoxTradition 6 ай бұрын

Be careful. The Lord always accepts back those who repent. The devil always tries to fool us with false humility (despair) and it stems from pride, as the Holy Fathers teach us. There is no need for you to despair even if you fall daily. Get back up right away by asking for forgiveness; God will reward you for your persistence. Despair is a lie of the devil. Go to Church and confess to a rightly-believing Orthodox priest and you will find forgiveness. Don't give up.

@milivojepurovic3140 Жыл бұрын

God help me, I suffer from social anxiety. What do you recommend that I do to get better?

@OrthodoxTradition Жыл бұрын

Christ is Risen. See a doctor about your condition.

@milivojepurovic3140 Жыл бұрын

It's been a long time since I was scolded

@Judges. Жыл бұрын

@@milivojepurovic3140Try writing down what thoughts prevent you from talking to people, challenge those thoughts and test them out. Pray before you talk to people, write down what happens when you had the interaction and compare it to what you think would have happened. Applaud yourself for interacting and praise God, you can get through this, I still have some social anxiety but thankfully it’s gotten much better. I hope you get the help you need.

@annem2922 8 ай бұрын

@@milivojepurovic3140It’s not a scolding. I am a Nurse and I know that when our bodies’ hormones are imbalanced we can have a lot of issues. If you are not able to see a Doc, Journal as judges advised. Also take advantage of Nature. Nature and Beauty can be healing. Meditate before the Lord in silence and He will bring to front issues that need healing. Even pray with Psalms and meditate with the Word like Our Lady did “She kept all these things in her heart.” Eventually the Truth and the Sacred Word will form your identity. And Our identity is that we are confident children of a Great King, who has loved us very much. All the best. Be of good courage ♥️♥️♥️

@quentandil Жыл бұрын

Mauricio...

@alexandrasymeon5893 11 ай бұрын

I am killing myself slowly but am still alive. I don't have much time left. How can I repent?

@OrthodoxTradition 11 ай бұрын

Make sure you see a doctor to report your health issues, and pray for God's mercy. Go to Church, receive Holy Communion, ask God to save you.

@alexandrasymeon5893 11 ай бұрын

@@OrthodoxTradition Thank you. I am house bound but have been confessing to priests online.

@Spookyjordan 3 ай бұрын

Forgive my ignorance, but is this not a schismatic monastery? Are you in communion with ROCOR? OCA? GOARCH? There are Old Calendarists in both OCA and ROCOR. Are efforts being made towards communion with them? I heard your sermon, and it seemed sound. But why a ROCOR Saint? One who said that the Calendar should not be a reason for brothers in Christ to break communion? Maybe it’s a sign.