Changing the
World
Changing the
world begins with me
The Elder
Sophroni of Essex said he believed in changing the world, one person at a time.
These words are in agreement with those of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, who said
acquiring inner peace causes a thousand around us to be saved. As long as we
concentrate on the failings of others, inner transformation will elude us, and
the world will remain in darkness. If we remain stuck in the quagmire of sin,
and focused on the failings of others, we will fail in the work of conforming
ourselves to the will of God.
It is, of
course, much more personally comfortable to notice the failings and the sins of
others, but if we do not take stock of ourselves, we will do great harm to our
soul. Judging others opens wide the gates for evil spirits to enter, whereby
laying waste and destroying the grace of baptism that resides within our
hearts. We are in a battle against evil forces, and we had better be on guard.
Our eternal life depends on it.
With love in
Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
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