An
Orthodox Family
St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia once gave
advice to a mother regarding her child:
"Your
child has an internal problem, that's why he is acting this way. The child is
good, he doesn't want what he is doing but he is being forced, he is bound by
something. He is not corrected with logic, and you can't force him with advice,
nor with threats. This will work the opposite.
He may get worse, he may remain as he is, or
he may be changed for the better. But for him to change, his mother must be
sanctified. For him to be freed, he wants a holy person to be near him, who,
with much love, will teach him, not to strike fear in him, but to live with
holiness, and the child that sees him will be zealous to imitate him.
More
than anything, the child needs near him a person of much and fervent prayer.
Prayer works wonders. The mother is not sufficient with her physical caress of
her child, but should struggle to spiritually caress him with prayer.
When a
mother goes to caress without prayer, the child reacts and pushes away the hand
of his mother. When, however, without caressing him, she mystically does so
with her prayer, then his soul senses something unexplainable, and this
spiritual caress attracts him to his mother.
The mother in her prayer for her child must
melt like a candle. She should pray silently and with her hands lifted up high
to Christ, so that she might mystically embrace her child.
Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord
Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us! Amen!
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