Judge No One
Holiness is Within the Realm of Possibility for Us All
The Elder Pavlos of Sinai, who spent Saturday afternoon with us back in 2012, recounted something he knew about my own late spiritual father, Archimandrite Dimitry of Santa Rosa, that I’d forgotten. Father Dimitry, who had escaped from Communist Russia, having suffered beatings and imprisonment, never spoke against them, nor ever uttered a word in judgement regarding his former tormentors. Father Dimitry never spoke a word in judgement against anyone.
This demonstration of holiness is within the realm of possibility for us all, for it simply requires commitment on our part, and a willingness to never allow ourselves to utter a word of judgement against anyone. If we do this, we will learn we can love everyone, for when we decide to judge no one, love can enter our heart, and everyone will be the recipient of our love, kindness, and mercy.
With love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
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The brotherhood was blessed to have Archimandrite Pavlos of Saint Katherine's Monastery in the Sinai Desert, spend Saturday afternoon with us back in 2012.. Saint Katherine's is the oldest continually operating monastery in the world, and the site of the Burning Bush, which still grows within the walls of the monastery. The Elder Pavlos was a monk in this monastery for forty years. Our brotherhood benefited greatly from the Elder's spiritual wisdom, and monastic counsel.
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