Look, what kind of God we have!
He comes to meet His prodigal son who has lost everything, not only his inheritance, but also his conscience and human appearance. However, all of a sudden, his Father goes out to meet him.
He doesn't just go, but runs.
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When you have tried to fulfill everything in repentance and humility, in the evening, you say, "Lord, of course, I cannot fulfill everything because I am worthless. But at least, I have tried to do something for You."
This state brings joy, peace, and optimism into our life. Tomorrow will be joyful for us.
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The main thing is a struggle for prayer, for our attention to the heart.
Everyone, even an atheist, is capable of doing good deeds, but only Holy Christians can keep their heart pure.
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No matter what awaits us in the future, whether it be hunger, war, plague, or the antichrist, our last point should always be "Even so, come, Lord Jesus!"
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Do not despair or be upset. The word "upset" means that you are like an upset mechanism that is good for nothing. You should see your mistake and amend it immediately. When a person repents of a certain misdoing for a long time that seems to last for hours, days, and months, he loses his time for reformation, or metanoia. He simply repeats the same fact, "I sinned, I sinned, I sinned."
To which the Lord answers him, "Yes, I've already heard this. Do something about it."
You should change the situation and work on it.
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One of the main characteristics of love is self-sacrifice. If a person is ready to die for his beloved one, then he loves. If he is not ready to die, then this is something else. For a loving person, such sacrifice is not burdensome, but sweet. A loving person is ready to suffer voluntarily in order to please his beloved one and is even happy to suffer. After all, as far as gifts are concerned, it is more pleasant to give them then to receive. Thus, the point of human happiness is in love. However, people have committed some deeds that are contrary to love and let egotism into their hearts. I say it again, love is one's readiness to die for the beloved one, while egotism is readiness to kill the beloved one for one's own sake. This was the reason why paradise was lost. Egotism is the reason why we all suffer here on earth. God does not punish us. We ourselves came to this!
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Repentance can comprise joy. The Holy Fathers have such a concept that encompasses both antipodes – sorrow and joy. It is when we cry over our sins, but in no way become desperate and discouraged, and our sorrow is dissolved by happiness, as we know that God loves us, no matter what and there is always hope and an opportunity, even for us the way we are… Our Church is full of such opportunities for a person to change and become a friend of God.
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Prayer is the energy of life.
As long as water runs and murmurs, it is alive. As soon as it stops, it begins to turn into a bog. The same thing happens inside of us. As long as prayer moves in us, our soul is alive. When it stops for a while, our soul begins to perish. Cherish prayer. Do not say it just because it was given to you as a rule you need to fulfill.
Take it as the energy of your life.
If there is prayer, then there is life!
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A humble person takes everything calmly.
I will emphasize it at once, calmly does not mean indifferently.
Humility is not indifference.
An indifferent person is not God's person. He is like the one who was given a talent and buried it (see Mt. 25:14-30).
A humble person takes bad circumstances peacefully, and good situations do not make him euphoric, fanciful, or emotionally exultant.
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