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Orthodox Christianity<br />
CHRISTIAN REFLECTIONS<br />
A certain brother committed an offence in Scetis, the camp of the monks; and when<br />
a congregation was assembled on this matter, they sent after Abba Moses, but he<br />
refused to come. Then they sent the priest of the church to him, saying, “Come, for<br />
all the people are expecting you,” and he rose up and came. He took a basket with a<br />
hole in it and filled it with sand, and carried it upon his shoulders. The others came out<br />
to meet him said to him, “What is this, Father?” The old man said to them, “My sins<br />
run out behind me and I do not see them; and today I am come to judge shortcomings<br />
which are not mine.” And when they heard this they said no more to the brother but<br />
forgave him. from “The Sayings of the Desert Fathers”<br />
“The heart can change several times in one moment - to good or evil, to faith or unbelief,<br />
to simplicity or cunning, to love or hatred, to benevolence or envy, to generosity or<br />
avarice, to chastity or fornication. O, what inconstancy! O, how many dangers! O, how<br />
sober and watchful we must be!” St. John of Kronstadt<br />
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion,<br />
seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8<br />
Go to God’s temple more often, especially when you’re in afflictions. It’s good to stand<br />
in some dark corner and pray and weep from your heart. St. Barsanuphius of Optina<br />
When conversion does take place, the process of revelation occurs in a very simple<br />
way: a person is need, he suffers, and then somehow the other world opens up. The<br />
more you are in suffering and difficulties and are desperate for God, the more He is going<br />
to come to your aid, reveal who He is, and show you the way to get out.<br />
Fr. Seraphim Rose. God’s Revelation to the Human Heart, p.37<br />
Every saint has a past; every sinner has a future.<br />
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