A year with the holy righteous John of Kronstadt. Condemnationtranslated

“If your brother does something incorrectly or somewhat carelessly during the service, do not be irritated either internally or externally against him, but generously condescend to his mistake, remembering that you yourself make many, many mistakes in life, that you yourself are a man with all your weaknesses, that God is long-suffering and is abundantly merciful and forgives you and all our iniquities without number. Irritability of disposition comes from ignorance of ourselves, from pride, and also because we do not reflect on the severe damage to our nature and have known little of the meek and humble Jesus.”

“Do not be irritated by those who sin, by those who offend, do not have the passion to notice all sorts of sins in your neighbor and condemn him, as is usual for us; everyone will give an answer to God for himself, everyone has a conscience, everyone hears the Word of God, knows the will of God either from books, or from conversations with others; especially do not look maliciously at the sins of your elders, about which you do not care, each one stands or falls before his own Lord (Rom. 14:4), but correct your sins and your heart.”

“If I despise or hate someone, then it means that I exalt myself lawlessly, I love myself lawlessly, that is, according to the flesh. Our heart continually flatters us, secretly elevating us, and our neighbors...