Faith is what opens man to the work of God, says Archbishop Varsanufietranslated

"Faith is what opens man to God's work," Archbishop Varsanufie of Râmnicu emphasized on Sunday at the Archbishop's Cathedral in Râmnicu Vâlcea.

His Eminence explained that man's encounter with Christ begins by recognizing his own helplessness and entrusting it to God: "Before the Savior Christ, the pain of the father for the sufferings of his child became persistent prayer."

"The prayer of the grieving father, Lord, have mercy on my son, is the cry of the man who, having reached the limit of his powers, bows his heart before the One Who alone can penetrate to the depths of the mystery of suffering. In this humble confession of helplessness is born the beginning of true faith."

The Most Reverend Father Varsanufie showed that the Savior's answer to the disciples' question, "Why couldn't we take him out?", reveals precisely this condition of spiritual work: man must open his heart to God.

"Everything that the Church does is done by the power of God, and not by a power of man. Therefore, the word of the Savior Christ, For your little faith, is not...