Enlight Parable of the Three Masons This happened in the Middle Ages. The monk who supervised the construction of the cathedral decided to watch how the masons worked. He approached the first and asked to tell about his work. — I sit in... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight About a merciful king and a ruthless lender One man owed the king ten thousand talents (more than 20 million rubles). Since he had nothing to pay, the king ordered his wife and children and all his estates to be sold. But the debtor fell to his... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Black glasses The boy, walking down the street to his house, never greeted his neighbors. Neighbors told the parents that their son was behaving impolitely. The father began to scold his son. He listened to his fat... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Killed dog Having finished the sermon, the priest noticed a boy who had stayed in the church longer than all the parishioners. It was clear that something was bothering him. Approaching the boy, he asked if he c... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight A young man looking for something that is not on earth The brave young man sought to find for himself something that did not exist on earth, but so that his find would be useful to him and people. He met a gray-haired hermit in the distant mountains and a... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Narrow Path A city dweller came to the village and, together with a villager, went into the forest to pick berries. Imperceptibly carried away by picking berries, they ended up in a swampy area. The villager disc... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight What is debt One monk said to the elder: “It is not always easy to find out what your duty is.” “On the contrary, it’s very easy,” the elder answered. “That’s what you least want to do.” Source: Just believe. 101 ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight What is confession Paisiy Svyatogorets said: “Once, when I was digging my garden to plant several tomato bushes, one visitor came to me and asked: “What are you doing, Geronda?” - “What am I doing? - I said. “Yes, here ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight The youth and the sage The young man lived with his elderly father in a deserted place high in the mountains. Bored by such a monotonous existence, he wanted to find out what the meaning of his life was. One day he heard ru... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Praise and abuse of the dead A novice monk came to the famous ascetic, asking him to show him the path of perfection. “This night,” said the elder, “go to the cemetery and until the morning praise the dead buried there, and then ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Convicted monk The brothers of one monastery came to the holy Bishop Ammon and began to complain about a monk who had fallen so low that a woman came to him at night, and they began to demand from the Monk Ammon tha... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Kingdom of Heaven The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which, although smaller than all the seeds, when it grows, is larger than all the grains and becomes a tree, so t... Christian Parables Parables
