In times of sadness and sorrow...

In times of sadness and sorrow,

In times when we’re angry or in despair...

When we are possessed by bodily passions, or overcome by selfishness, pride, resentment and hatred... 

When we are ungrateful and unforgiving...

In times such as these, in what way do I look like a child of God?

If you had the genuine feeling and fullest possible sense of being a child of God,

Imagine how generous, grateful and humble you would be... 

You would truly at that time resemble Christ.

One must never be afraid or faint-hearted,

One must never be worried about tomorrow, and never fall into despair, boredom, or anything of the sort.

If the Holy Spirit is within us, we ought to be strong,

We ought to have the ability to love and be sanctified through God.

Archpriest Theodore Gignadze 

Excerpt from a sermon - June 12, 2022