Publisher's introduction
This book, which we present to you, is one of the well-known spiritual books, and has its status and place in modern religious literature. Translated into many languages, [...]
Seventh story
Tourist: My dear friend, the professor, and I could not resist the desire to start our journey and pay you a short visit before that to bid farewell and ask
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
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
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.
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.
From the words of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh regarding repentance Continue reading »
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