About the ability to be spiritual and not blind person

I want to remind you once again one of the main thoughts, which was brought by Jesus Christ. It is the idea that a person who believes in the Truth must not be blind. I want to lay the stress on the idea that he has to be spiritual and one who can see everything. Why? Because he/she has to see the world around us. Jesus all the time stressed that and told: “That scribes who live only according to strict laws can listen, but can’t hear; they can look, but can’t see.”...

About the spiritual and physical healing due to our faith and the faith of our close people

Today we have heard the Gospel (Mark II: 1-12), in which the Lord made the miracle of the healing owing to the people’s faith. It is true that a faith has the main importance in the person’s healing. We see that four friends let down the bed on which the paralytic lied through the removed roof to the Jesus Christ. And the Lord saw in this act their faith. He saw the faith of all – the paralytic and his friend, who brought him...

Joint prayer for God`s wisdom for state government

On Sunday, March 16, 2014, in the Transfiguration of the Lord Temple, after the Divine Liturgy, the clergy and the faithful held a joint prayer for God`s wisdom for the leaders of the state, for the soldiery and civil leaders of all levels...

About the first students of Jesus Christ and about the search of own fate

Every person on the Earth in its own time asks a question: “Why I do not understand the things that are happening around me? Why does everything happen not in the way I want to? ” And this soul continues: “Why did that happen in such way? Why do I have this situation? For what purpose did it happen? Why did everything happen? ” Every wise and intelligent person starts to think about it. But how can we understand all that? How to do it? ...

Joint prayer for the God’s protection for the people of Crimea

On Sunday, March 9, 2014, in the Transfiguration of the Lord Temple, after completion of the Divine Liturgy, the joint prayer was made by the clergy and the faithful of the community for God’s protection for all people of Crimea...

About wisdom of forgiveness of enemies and about wisdom in difficult moments of life

Great Lent begins, and there are difficult moments. It is necessary to prepare for the feast, it is necessary to be able to forgive. But you should forgive wisely. In what way? It should not be in the way that you forgive a person, and he/she betrays you immediately… Therefore, it is necessary to be wise. If you have not enough wisdom, you can ask God for help: "God, give me Your wisdom, give me Your wise love..."

About the forgiveness before the Great Lent, about the trials of the Ukrainian people and about the power of prayer

We know that Lord can do everything. He said: "Keep asking and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking and the door will be opened to you". And we have asked today. We asked during the Liturgy, we will ask at home, we will gather together with our families to pray, because it is not the problem of Crimea. Therefore I ask you pray sincerely...