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“I’m still alive...”: why the hearts of relatives harden next to the sick and how to prevent thistranslated

October 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Priest Leonid Bartkov

Our attitude towards the sick is our attitude towards Christ. If we do not see Christ in the sick, we will not see Him in the church.

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