From news by Tadros Al-Rahawi:

There was an old prisoner in those areas, so he went to him. the Saint The Bishop studied and asked him to tell him about his life for the sake of the Lord. The hermit breathed a sigh of relief, sighed from the bottom of his heart, and shed tears.He said“As for my life story, I will tell you about it, just do not reveal it to anyone until after…” transitionalSo know, oh you. the fatherI served in a monastery for three years with an older brother, and after that we came to the wilderness in ancient Babylon, and lived in cemeteries not far from each other. We fed ourselves on the grass that grew by itself from Sabbath to Sabbath, and when we went out to gather grass for our food, an angel appeared with each one of us to protect him. None of us spoke to the other nor approached him. One day I saw my brother from a distance jumping from a place flying as if he had escaped from a trap, and he fled to his cell. When I was amazed by his jump, I went to that place to verify the matter. I found there a lot of gold, so I took it and came to the city, and bought a good place surrounded by a wall and in it was a spring of clear water. I built a church there, and built a place for hosting strangers. I bought enough places to spend on it, and appointed a man who was experienced in managing it. As for the rest of the money, I gave it in charity to the poor, until I did not have a single dinar left for myself. Then I returned to seek my cell, and my mind whispered to me, saying: “My brother, due to his failure, was unable to manage the money he found, but I managed it well.” While I was thinking about this, I found myself near my cell, and I saw that angel who had previously made me happy, and he looked at me with a terrifying look, saying to me: “Why are you being so arrogant for no reason? “All your toil, in which you have occupied yourself all these days, is not worth that single leap which your brother has made, for he has not only passed the pit of gold, but also crossed that abyss separating the rich man from Lazarus, and has therefore deserved to dwell in the bosom of Abraham. For this reason your condition has become incomparably nothing compared to his, and behold, he has missed you so much, that you have become unworthy to see his face, just as you will never again have the opportunity to see me with you.” He said The angel disappeared from my sight. Then I came to my brother’s cave and did not find him there. I raised my voice, weeping until I had no strength left to weep. And so I stayed seven days wandering around that wilderness weeping, but I did not find my brother, nor did I find consolation. So I left that place weeping and came here. I stayed in this column for forty-nine years, fighting many thoughts and not a few demons. There was a dark cloud over my heart and a sadness that was not mixed with consolation. In the fiftieth year, on Sunday morning, a sweet light shone upon my heart, dispelling the clouds of pain. I remained supplicating with a humble heart, moist with tears of consolation. When the third hour of the day passed, and I was devoted to prayer, He said The angel said to me, “Peace be with you from the Lord, and salvation. My heart was comforted.”

It was saidOne of the brothers made a mistake and was expelled, so he stood up the father Bessarion went out with him saying: “I am also a sinner.”

Once a brother in Scetis slipped, and a council was held because of him. the father And he took a bag, and filled it with sand, and carried it on his back. And he took a small bag, and put a little sand in it, and put it before him. And they asked him, “What is this bag, which is so full?” And he said“My sins I have cast behind me, that I do not see them, nor labor over them. But the little sand that is before me are my brother’s sins, and I have set them before me to judge him.” When the brothers heard this, they were moved and forgave the brother.

It was saidA brother asked a sheikh, “Why do I always condemn my brothers?” He replied, Sheikh“Because you do not yet know yourself, because he who knows himself does not see the faults of his brothers.”

It was said Likewise: There were two brothers in Kenopion, and each of them deserved to see the grace of God upon his brother. So one of them went out on Friday outside the Kenopion, and he saw a man eating early, And he said He said to him: “At this time you eat on Friday?” And when the next day his brother saw him and did not see the blessing that he had been shown, so he was saddened by that, and when he came to his cell He said He said to him: "What did you do, brother?" He said"I did nothing, nor did I even think a bad thought." He said Him: "Didn't you say anything?" And he said: “Yes, yesterday I saw a man outside the Kenopium eating early, so I said to him: Is this the time you eat on Friday?” So he made atonement for that for two weeks, and asked God wearily, and God’s grace appeared on the brother, so they both thanked God.

He said One of the fathers: One of the brothers came to another, and they talked about a brother who was not chaste, so the other answered andHe said“I heard about this too.” When that brother went to his cell, he did not find the comfort he was used to. So he got up and went back to that brother and bowed to him, saying, “Forgive me, for I have not heard anything about that brother.” And he said The other said to him: “I did not hear anything.” When they regretted what they had said, they found relief.

He said Father's brother Right“If I see a brother about whom I have heard bad things, should I not let him into my cell? And if I see a good brother, should I be happy with him?” He answered him. Sheikh“If you do a little good to a good brother, do twice as much to that one, because he is a sick brother.”

He said the Saint Anastasius: “Do not be a judge of your brother, so that you may be eligible for forgiveness. You may see him as a sinner and a criminal, but you do not know what end he will leave the world with. That thief who was crucified with Jesus was a murderer and a bloodthirsty shedder. And Judas the Apostle was a disciple of Christ and one of the eunuchs, since he had the box. However, in a short time they changed, so the thief entered Paradise, and the disciple deserved the gallows and perished.”

AndHe said Also: A monk who walked very slowly was found on his deathbed in his last moments without fear of death. Rather, his soul was at the point of death. He said it In complete joy and happiness. The fathers were sitting around him at that time, because it was the custom in the monastery for all the monks to gather when one of them died to watch him. And he said One of the elders said to his dying brother: “Brother, we know that you have spent your life in indolence and negligence. Where do you get this joy, happiness, and lack of worry at this hour? We truly do not know the secret, but by the power of God our Lord, be strong, sit down, and tell us about this amazing matter of yours, so that each of us may know the great works of God.” Immediately he became strong and sat down, andHe said“Yes, my honorable fathers, for I have spent my whole life in idleness and sleep, except that at this hour the angels brought me the book of my deeds which I have done since I became a monk, andThey said Lee: Do you know this? I said: Yes, this is my work, and I know it, but since I became a monk I have never judged anyone, nor have I ever died or slept with hatred in my heart toward anyone, nor have I ever been angry, and I hope that the saying of the Lord Jesus Christ will be fulfilled in me: Judge not, that you be not judged; let it be let it be let it be. And when I said this, immediately my book of sins was torn apart because of the fulfillment of this little commandment. And when he had finished speaking, he gave up his spirit. And the brothers were pleased with this and praised God.

A sheikh was asked if God accepts the repentance of sinners. He replied to his questioner, saying: “Tell me, beloved, if your garment was torn, would you throw it away?” He said“No, but I sewed it and dressed it.” The Sheikh said“If you feel sorry for your garment that does not live and breathe, how can God not feel sorry for His creation that lives and breathes?”

One of the brothers askedFather Pimen He said: “Father, if a person commits a sin and returns, will God forgive him?” And he said for him Sheikh“If God commanded men to do this, what does He do? Yes, and immeasurably more, for He Himself commanded Peter to do this when He said Peter said to him: If my brother sins against me seven times, will I forgive him? And he said To our compassionate master: I do not say only seven times, but seven times seventy.

He said Sheikh: “I like the man who makes mistakes, regrets them, and admits them, more than the man who does good and purifies himself.”

An old man was told by his thoughts: “Rest today and repent tomorrow.” And he said“That will never happen, but I must repent today, and let the Lord’s will be done tomorrow.” His thoughts also spoke to him regarding fasting, saying: “Eat today, and abstain tomorrow.” And he said“I will not do that, but I will fast today, and God’s will will be done tomorrow.”

There was a soldier from the land of the Kurds who had committed many sins and defiled his body with all kinds of impurities. By the mercy of God, his heart was humbled, so he renounced the world and went to a deserted place. He built a cell for himself at the bottom of the valley and lived there, concerned about the salvation of his soul. When some of his acquaintances knew where he was, they began to bring him bread, drink and all his needs. When he saw himself at ease and no longer lacking anything, he became sad andHe said In his heart: “We have done nothing that deserves rest, and this mourning now deprives me of eternal mourning, because I do not deserve mourning at all.” So he left his cell and departed, saying: “Let us go to the tribulation, for I must eat grass, the food of animals, since I have done the deeds of animals.” And so he became a struggling monk.

It was said on the father Amonas: A brother came to him asking him for a word of benefit, and he stayed with him for seven days, but he did not answer him. Sheikh With something, finally He said He said to him: “Go and look at yourself. As for me, I am a sinner, and my sins have become a dark, black cloud, separating me from God.”

He said the father Alinos: “Whoever does not say: There is nothing in this entire universe but God and me alone, will not encounter death.”

AndHe said Also: “If I had not destroyed everything, I would not have been able to build myself up.”

like that He said“Let the will of man be done from morning till evening according to divine measure.”