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SUMMARY:Reading: Lenten Weekday
DESCRIPTION:Humility 6\nFrom the Epistles of Elder Paisios of Mount Athos \nBlessed are those who manage to imitate the humble earth\, which\, while it\nis stepped on by everyone\, lifts everyone with its love and nurtures them with\naffection like a good mother\, which has also provided the material for our flesh.\nIt accepts with joy anything we throw away\, good fruits as well as dirty trash\,\nconverts them quietly into vitamins and\, with its fruits\, offers them back\nplentifully to both good and evil people\, without discrimination. \nThe humble person\, as is manifest\, is the strongest in the world because he\nis always triumphant\, but also because he bears other people’s loads with an\nuntroubled conscience. Although he lives scorned and unjustly treated due to the\nerrors of others that he assumes out of love\, internally he feels the greatest joy in\nthe world\, for he has disregard for this vain world. Insults\, injustices… are the\nbest lancets for those who are at fault\, because old wounds are thus cleansed. For\nthose who are not at fault\, however\, they are like the executioner’s knives; people\nwho joyfully accept them for the love of Christ are considered martyrs. \nAdults who do not accept insults and biting criticism\, that they might be\nhealed or receive a reward (when not at fault)\, are more foolish than little\nchildren who don’t want to even hear about the doctor\, for fear of the injection\n(not wanting to be pierced by the needle). Hence\, they continually suffer from a\ncough and fever… He who humbly prostrates himself and accepts blows from\nother people\, removes his own tumours\, becomes beautified spiritually as an\nangel\, and thus fits through the narrow gate of Paradise. \n…No one climbs to Heaven through worldly ascent\, but through spiritual\ndescent. He who walks lowly always walks with surety and never falls. He who\ndoes not seek counsel on his spiritual journey\, confuses the routes\, becomes\nexhausted\, and is delayed. If he does not humble himself and solicit counsel\,\neven if at a later stage\, he will hardly reach his destination. Those who take\ncounsel\, however\, walk tirelessly\, with surety\, and are covered by the Grace of\nGod and are enlightened\, inasmuch as they have been humbled… He who lacks\nhumility and good thoughts is full of doubts and questions. Since he will be\nconstantly perplexed\, in the beginning he has need of an Elder with great\npatience to constantly provide him with explanations until his mind and heart are\ncleansed so he can see clearly. \nAs the humble and kind-hearted man has purity and internal as well as\nexternal serenity\, he also has spiritual depth\, perceives profoundly the divine\nmeanings\, and is greatly benefited\, and his faith increases even more\, for he lives\nthe mysteries of God. He who is proud\, apart from being darkened\, is always\nunsettled inwardly as well outwardly. Due to the flightiness of his egotism\, he\nalways stands on the surface of things and cannot proceed to the depths\, where\nthe divine pearls are found\, so as to be spiritually enriched. \n6 Elder Paisios of Mount Athos. Epistles. Vasilika\, Thessaloniki\, Greece: Holy Monastery of the\nEvangelist John the Theologian\, 2002. 116-119.
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CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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