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Once,
when I came to Elder Porphyrios, I saw several girls there who also wanted to
see the elder. They were dressed a little immodestly. Father Porphyrios talked
with them, touching on various spiritual issues, but he did not say a word
about how they were dressed. I confess that I was internally outraged by the
behavior of these girls. How could they come to a saintly person like this? I
was also embarrassed by the fact that the Elder did not make a single comment
to them about their clothes.
When
the girls left, he smiled at me and said: "Sir Ν., I am not as strict as
you." Immediately, I realized that he knows about my thoughts and my
embarrassment, but I still asked:
“Why
do you say that, Geronda?”
"I
did not say anything because I have another tactic. Even if I had noticed them
that their clothes were somewhat immodest, they would not have listened to my
words, because their faith in Christ is not deep. First of all, I try to
strengthen their faith in Christ, and then they themselves will realize their
mistake and will correct."
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