Enlight Elephant and whale A wise man was once asked the question: “Who will win: the elephant or the whale?” The sage replied: “The elephant lives on land, and the whale lives in the sea, and they will never meet or fight each... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Birds Birds... It’s difficult to talk about them, because they themselves tell us about themselves. You just need to listen and watch... This is the only way to recognize them, and once you know them, you c... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Just push! One day God entrusted his servant with a job. He showed him a huge stone in front of his house and said that the man's task would be to push this stone with all his might. And the man did this day aft... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight With God's help To the great joy of the students, the Master announced that for his birthday he would like a new shirt. We bought the best fabric. The village tailor came, took the measurements and promised to finish... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Hands of God I don’t know which abbey, along the old, dusty road, the monks, accustomed to holding their saddles, were hurrying somewhere. One of them is clearly a Mentor, the second is a gifted novice, who listen... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Human ways A certain monk prayed earnestly, saying: “Lord, you are merciful and patient, so why is it so difficult to save a soul and why is hell full of sinners?” He prayed for a long time, asking God this ques... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Perfect joy One winter, Saint Francis of Assisi walked with Brother Leo from Peruza to Porzionkul. It was so cold that they were shivering. Francis called Leo, who was walking ahead, and said to him: - O brother ... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Father's plow. We are talking about those days when Sultan Hamid armed the Kurds, allowing them to rob and kill Armenian peasants. Bloody hordes filled the mountains around our and neighboring villages. A handful of... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Comprehension of truth When a person first learns to swim, it is completely unclear to him how it is done. But as soon as he swims, everything becomes clear to him. When a person first hears about the Truth, he has absolute... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Hermit Once upon a time there lived a young man, and it so happened that his parents died one after another. His brothers moved to other lands to earn money, and he was left completely alone in this world. H... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Fire from a lamp There was one hardworking old man in the Skete who worked hard physically, but was absent-minded in his thoughts. He came to Abba John Kolov and asked him about forgetfulness. And he heard a word from... Christian Parables Parables
Enlight Error The young monk took monastic vows, and in the monastery his first task was to help the other monks copy church codes, psalms and laws by hand. After working like this for a week, the monk noticed that... Christian Parables Parables
