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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Enlight
Enlight A parable about war and peace. Dedicated to the work of L.N. Tolstoy “War and Peace” By an evil coincidence, an evil and cruel war broke out between the peoples of two states. And so the warriors of the two nations clashed in a dec... Christian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Sycamore In front of the house, on the street, there grew a large plane tree with its branches spread wide. Passers-by often praised him: “What a handsome man. What a lush plane tree. What a large and dense sh... Christian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Tools of the Devil Many years ago the devil decided to sell all the tools of his trade. He carefully displayed them in a glass display case for everyone to see. What a collection it was! There was a shiny dagger of Envy... Christian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Bow of the priest One man met an acquaintance of his, who used to be an avid drunkard and rowdy. She looks at him, and he has changed: he looks decent, neatly dressed, there is light in his eyes. He asked a friend abou... Christian Parables Parables Enlight
