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Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian · St Theodota, Mother of Cosmas and Damian

Духовное зрение

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A terrible thing was invented by Benjamin Franklin, who proposed to mark on special tablets what you have succeeded in, what good you have done in a day, in a week, etc. This way you can reach incredible beauty and fall into the abyss of destruction. No, our path is different, we must all strive for God, Heaven, and the east. But they must see their sins and weaknesses, confessing themselves to be the first of sinners, seeing themselves below everyone and everyone above them. And this is what is difficult. We all strive to notice others: this is what he is weak in, but I am not, I am good, I am better than him - and so on over everyone... We must fight this. This struggle is difficult, but without it it is impossible to see God. True, few see Him “face to face,” like Seraphim of Sarov, but everyone without exception should strive to see at least a reflection of Him. If we believe in Christ and strive to fulfill His commandments to the best of our ability, then even if it’s just a crack, we still see Him. You might be interested in:
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