— What
is ‘experience’ in spiritual life, dearest Father?
— A
comb that you acquire when you go bald.
— So,
isn’t it useless?
— No,
because you can then use it to comb the hair of others!
Testimony
of Metropolitan Neophytos Morfou
Photograph
above: Saint Porphyrios venerated by bees ☦️🐝
In the
region of Kapandriti near Athens, a wonderful thing happens. Ten years ago, a
devout beekeeper named Isidoros Ţiminis, thought to place in one of his hives
an icon of the Crucifixion of the Lord. Soon thereafter, when he opened the
hive, he was amazed that the bees showed respect and devotion to the icon,
having “embroidered” it in wax, yet leaving uncovered the face and body of the
Lord. Since then, every spring, he puts into the hives icons of the Savior, the
Virgin Mary and the Saints, and the result is always the same. He placed a
photograph of Elder Porphyrios (before he was canonized) in the hive, and the
bees showed the same respect and veneration as towards other saints.
(Mystagogy Resource Center)
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