We can only heal what we love, emphasized Archbishop Athanasiustranslated

The Most Reverend Father Athanasius, the Archbishop of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, said on Sunday, in the Parish of "Saint Hierarch Nicholas" in Newcastle upon Tyne, that "only what we love we can heal".

His Eminence urged the faithful to look sincerely at their own weaknesses and at the spiritual heritage of their family and nation: "Let us be aware of the downfalls and lack of responsibility that persist in our nation, in our family, in the depths of our hearts, because from the consequences of these downfalls come, many times, trial and pain."

"We learn, therefore, that only what we forgive we can heal, what we repent we can save, and what we clothe in tears becomes a foundation stone for Heaven," said the Most Reverend Father Athanasius.

All worldly things are worthless His Eminence explained the Gospel of Healing to the two demonized people from the land of Gadara, emphasizing that man is called to follow God's will and to understand the purpose of the trials he goes through: "When man becomes disobedient, in order not to lose himself completely, God allows punishment for correction."

Referring to the contrast between transients and…