Enlight Both are listening One old man sat motionless for hours in the corner of the church. One day a churchman asked him what God was telling him. - God doesn't say anything. “He’s just listening,” came the answer. - Okay, th... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight About the insensibility of the heart Abba Pimen: “Water by its nature is soft, and a stone is hard; but if a gutter hangs over a stone, then the water, flowing down it in drops onto the stone, little by little breaks through the stone. L... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight About wealth The elder was asked about one man, whether he was rich. “I don’t know,” he answered. “I just know that he has a lot of money.” -So he's rich? “Being rich and having a lot of money are not the same thi... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Unborn people One man, with indignation in his soul, prayed to the Lord like this: “Lord, why are there so many criminals, thieves, and drunkards around? Where are the good, decent people? And he heard a Voice: “Yo... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight About good and bad seed. One day, the disciples came to the elder and asked him: why do bad inclinations easily take hold of a person, but good inclinations take hold of a person with difficulty, and at the same time they do ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Science A man made friends with demons. They tell him: “Do you want to see how we do nasty things to people?” Tom became curious and agreed. The demons picked him up and flew away. We first arrived for a wedd... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight No loneliness One elder was asked: “How do you have the patience to be alone in this abandoned corner of the earth?” He replied: “I am never alone.” I always have an interlocutor - the Lord. When I want Him to spea... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Foolish youth One day I looked through the windows of my house, through my bars, and saw among the inexperienced, among the young people, a foolish young man crossing the square near its corner and walking along th... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight About talents A certain man, experiencing a lack of water, began to ask God to give him water. For a long time he pestered God with his request. Finally, he heard the voice of God saying to him: “I can give you wat... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight About rich and poor Once upon a time a poor traveler came to the elder and asked: “Father, why, when I come to a poor house, do they love me there, feed me, give me lodging and care? Then how in a rich house does everyon... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight The constancy of the inner world Once two monks came to Abba Joseph with a request to explain to them whether it was better for them to joyfully receive the brothers visiting them or not to express this joy. Before they had time to o... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Beggar Lazarus A certain man was rich, dressed in purple and fine linen, and feasted brilliantly every day. There was also a certain beggar named Lazarus, who lay at his gate covered in scabs and wanted to feed on t... Christian Parables Parables
