Humility is obtained by obedience
Jan
05
2017
I once asked one of the most experienced fathers and pressed him to tell me how humility is obtained by obedience. He said: ‘The obedient man who has discernment, even if he raises the dead and receives the gift of tears and freedom from conflict, will still think that it is the prayer of his spiritual father that has done it, and he remains foreign and alien to vainglory. For how could he possibly be proud of what he has done, as he himself admits, that he did this by the help of his spiritual father, and not by his own effort?’
Based on Saint John of the Ladder
A monk is going towards Vatopaidi on a footpath.
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Este minunat acest cuvant! Recent am avut binecuvantarea sa cunosc un Gheronda care datorita acestei ascultari desavarsite fata de staretul sau, pur si simplu nu avea ganduri. Nu l-am vazut niciodata sa isi schimbe starea de spirit. In toate cele 3 saptamani cat a stat langa noi, indiferent de ce era in jur(!!) pe chipul, din fiinta sfintiei sale vedeai,simteai doar o pace adanca.
Este minunat! dar, ce facem noi cei din lume. cei casatoriti, cand, duhovnicul ne binecuvinteaza sa facem ceva, noi ne straduim, dar sotul/sotia, nu doreste sa urmeze cuvantul.. Atunci noi, cui sa ascultam? Cum putem noi efectiv, cei casatoriti sa incercam macar sa gustam.. din roadele ascultarii? Cum sa lucram acest cuvant?