Sixth story
The sixth story from the book A Russian Tourist on the Paths of God
Fifth story
STARTS: It had been a year since my last encounter with the tourist, when - finally - a muffled knock on the door and a pleading voice...
Fourth story
“And it has pleased me to be close to God, and I have made the Lord my refuge and my hope” (Psalm 72:28). When I returned to my spiritual father's house, I said:
The third story
Before I left Irkutsk, I returned to my godfather, with whom I had had conversations, and said to him: Here I am going.
The second story
As long as I moved from place to place, I was accompanied by the Jesus prayer, which strengthened and comforted me on all paths, at all times.
First story
By the grace of God, I am a human being and a Christian, and as for my deeds, I am a great sinner and a “tourist” of the lowest rank, always wandering from place to place. Financial
Writer's residence
Maqara al-Katib said: I wanted to enter the city of Alexandria to fulfill some of my needs, and when I entered the city, a man I did not know met me outside.
Saint Bishop Daniel
Abba Daniel was once walking with his student on a road, and when they approached a place called Armon of Medina, he said to his student: “Go
From the sayings of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh, “Education for Beginners” - Part Five
They talked about a free, chaste, and quiet virgin in her home. A bad young man fell in love with her, and he did not stop coming to her house. When the virgin felt
From the words of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh regarding repentance
A chaste mouth speaks good things, pleases its owner, and brings joy to its listeners. He whose speech is orderly and chaste, and who is pure in his heart, is a son of the inheritance of Christ.
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From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part One
Let the brother who stays with you be like a son and a disciple, and if he makes a mistake and spoils something, admonish him and reveal to him his mistake so that he does not return.
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From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Two
It was said that one of the fathers was sitting in the distant prairie and was silent, and one day his student asked him, saying: “Why, father?”
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