This was one of your best recording thus far. I can hear the clean tones and a lightness to your voice that comes from dedicated fasting during Lent (if I’m not mistaken). Thank you for the blessed teaching!
I met Monk Moses from Mt Athos years ago & we talked about qualifications to be a monk … he stressed mental health had to be sound… Psychiatrist Dr Amen said long ago: 64% of ppl have mental disorder. That’s huge!
Only Jesus can heal through faith, physically and mentally. I was on treatment for bipolar disorder and stopped the medication, because no drugs gave me the peace that Jesus gives.
As a mentally ill person I wonder if I can ever overcome some of the passions. But saint Gabriel and Xenia inspire me. Depression Adhd Autism. It's not easy. But the teachings help.
I am in a very similar state as well. I believe we can ultimately overcome the passions with Christ's help. Take your time with things, be kind to yourself, pray to God, you will make it out of the darkness. Much love brother
The servant in the parable who was given 5 talents wasn't expected to earn 10 more talents like the servant who was given 10 talents. The servant given only one talent wasn't expected to earn 5 more talents like the servant who was given 5 talents. He was expected to do something with his one talent, not bury it under a rock. Earning a little interest would have been ok with his master. If you weren't given 10 talents, don't get down on yourself for not earning 10 talents. If you weren't given 5 talents, don't get down on yourself for not earning 5 talents. If you were given only one talent, try to earn one more talent. If you struggle due to a disability, then earning a little interest is enough as far as God is concerned. Such is his grace. God graciously judges your end point based on your starting point. Have good will, act in good faith and put good effort into your trying to do good. You might not succeed because not everything is in your control. A lot of things outside of you are out of your control. You can't be judged for them. If you fall short, you will be judged by your will, your faith, and your effort, ie, what is in your control. But keep in mind that not even everything that happens in your mind is in your control. There are some passions and thoughts you can't control, especially if you have a disability. But you can put good effort into trying to better your mind. You can have good will to try to better your interior self. You can act in good faith to do so. If you fall short, perhaps it is because you were given only one talent. As long as you are trying, you are investing it. You're not burying it under a rock. God's grace will cover you. The word perfection used by Jesus is telos which means fulfillment of one's good end. It doesn't mean impeccability. Keep faith with Christ and he will get you to your fulfilled good end. He will carry you if he has to. Your fulfilled good end is he himself. Have good will towards him. Act in good faith with him. He will help you with the good effort. His ability will make up for your disability.
thank you Orthodox Wisdom for all your work of Faith, and for this video. sinner that i am, you are in my prayers, and i ask that you would pray for me also, and forgive this fool for his many words. is Elder George still breathing with us? if so, i hope to meet him and thank him personally for these writings. if he has fallen asleep, i pray that his Memory would be Eternal, and, if he has found favour with God, that he would pray for us in our generation. Glory to the Most Holy Trinity, both now and to all ages, Amen.
@@OrthodoxWisdom may his memory be Eternal, through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos 🙏 good struggles to you this Holy Week, beloved of Christ God ❤☦❤ your friend and brother, Dismas Bailey Neil Vold
Thank you for the great reading. As constructive criticism, I hope you don’t speed the recording up again. Your natural, slower pace is fine. It gives the listener time consider the words being heard properly. Thank you again and I hope I haven’t offended
