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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Enlight
Enlight Absolute faith, a parable about faith and umbrellas It was a dry summer, and farmers, residents of a small village, were worried about what would happen to their harvest. One Sunday after mass, they turned to their pastor for advice. - Father, we must ... Christian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Be happy! A beggar stood by the road and begged for alms. A horseman passing by hit the beggar in the face with a whip. He, looking after the retreating rider, said: “Be happy.” The peasant, who saw what had ha... Christian Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Abba Agathon on prayer The brothers asked Abba Agathon: “Which feat in monastic life is more difficult than others?” He answered: - Forgive me! I believe that the feat of prayer is more difficult than all other feats. When ... Christian Parables Parables Enlight
