Enlight You forgot your bag There was one simple-minded villager who lived by the labor of his hands, but earned very little: he barely had enough to feed himself and his family. Once he went to the seashore, sat down on a stone... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight External and internal One king, traveling around his kingdom with his courtiers, met two poor elders in torn clothes. He immediately stopped, got out of the chariot, bowed to the ground and kissed them. The courtiers were ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Winegrowers There was a certain owner of a house who planted a vineyard, surrounded it with a fence, dug a winepress in it, built a tower and, having given it to the vinedressers, went away. When the time for fru... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight God who forgets sins God appeared to one old woman in the village. She told about this to the priest, who, caring about the spiritual structure of his parishioner, told her: “If God appears to you next time, ask Him to te... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight The closest path to God The brother asked the elder: - What kind of good deed could I do and live with him? The elder answered: - God knows what is good. I heard that one of the elders asked Abba Nesteroi: “What good deed sh... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight At the hairdresser One man came to the hairdresser. While getting a haircut and shaving, we started talking to the barber about God. The hairdresser said: - No matter what you tell me, I don’t believe that God exists. -... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Ava and the thief One day, Abba Macarius found a thief in his cell, who was loading his things onto a donkey standing by his cell. Without showing that he was the owner of these things, the monk silently began to help ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Naboth's Vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel near the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria. And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: - Give me your vineyard; I will have a vegetable garden from it, for it is c... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight The vineyard and the sons of its owner One man had two sons; and he, going up to the first, said: - Son! Go and work in my vineyard today. But he said in response: “I don’t want to,” and then, repenting, he went. And going up to the other,... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight The closest path to God A student once said to his teacher: “My dear teacher, I can no longer stand being distracted by anything.” How can I find the closest path to God? The teacher replied: - Where the path is more difficu... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Barren fig tree When they left Bethany, Jesus became hungry; and seeing from afar a fig tree covered with leaves, he went to see if he could find anything on it. But when he came to her, he found nothing but leaves, ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Abortion Once a certain married couple came to the elder. “Father,” says my wife, I’m expecting a child, and we already have four children; If the fifth one is born, we won’t live. Bless me to have an abortion... Christian Parables Parables
