Category Archives: Love and Mercy
QUOTES FROM ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN
“Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul.” “The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all” “Own only what you can always carry with you: … Continue reading
Nature of Divine Justice
This story is about a man who was seeking to understand the nature of Divine Justice. The man’s elder sent him to observe life from a hidden place and here is what He saw. First, he saw a rich man … Continue reading
Condemning others
In reading scripture, we should apply it to ourselves and not to others. Some would argue that Saint Paul applied the Scriptures to other people. How are we to teach others and not to be judgmental? For example, Scripture clearly … Continue reading
It’s always something
The wedding guests were in place. The grandparents were properly seated in the second row. The mother of the bride had just been escorted to the first row, across the aisle from the groom’s mother and dad. The air was … Continue reading
The Peace of Christ
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Lk. 2:14 Our holy righteous Father John of Kronstadt reposed in the Lord on December 20/January 2, 1908, just a few years before the revolution in … Continue reading
What it means to love neighbor
What does it mean to love a neighbor? Roman 12: 1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do … Continue reading
Feel Sorry for the Person Wounded by a Criminal
Someone asked an Elder about some apparent injustice he had suffered. Here he gives us the Elder’s answer. “One day,” he started to tell me, “…You are walking quietly on your way and see your brother walking in front of … Continue reading
Saint Porphyrios: “They have committed Every Sin of the Flesh, But I love them”
The Elder told me one day: “Boys and girls come to me sometimes. Those poor children, and what haven’t they done. They have committed every sin of the flesh, but I love them. The Elder did not justify the … Continue reading
God is the Judge
You are angry with your neighbor, your brother, and say of him: ” He is such and such—a miser, malicious, proud,” or that he has done this and that, and so on. What is that to you? He sins against God, and … Continue reading
Confession of my sins
Public Confession of my sins against the Church Audio Version
Semto Mechal 