He offered great advice. My son & I really struggle to get in our morning & evening prayers. We will continue to strive for that, but when time is short, we will do the our father prayer before our icons
@@zinnmarx I have a paragraph each of a morning and an evening prayer saved in the notes of my phone. Consistency not intensity is key. It’s better to pray a paragraph then only do a half hour of prayer every 2-3 days etc. make your prayer goals realistic and attainable
@ thank you, this is very helpful. The more I become familiar with eastern orthodox the more I realize this is to developing a relationship with another person. Would ever wanna be a friend of someone who is too intense, showing up is the key to love
I fell into Orthodoxy and became an unofficial cell attendant to the abbot of a local monastery. The strictest spiritual fathers can from the outside appear tough but they are the most loving and have a great sense of humor
My 9 year old very strongly feels he wants to be a monk, and his desire has grown. We plan on building a relationship with a couple monasteries and growing in our cooperation with those monasteries ❤
It is modern opinion that very young children should be used to have reactions with adults, that adults are very important for their state of mind. That could be the root for their caracter. They never feel satisfied when noone is there to react.
The sad thing about all of this is that usa spread with purpose this movements all around the world. We will mad about that but what we can do. Roman empire 😮
He offered great advice. My son & I really struggle to get in our morning & evening prayers. We will continue to strive for that, but when time is short, we will do the our father prayer before our icons
@@zinnmarx I have a paragraph each of a morning and an evening prayer saved in the notes of my phone. Consistency not intensity is key. It’s better to pray a paragraph then only do a half hour of prayer every 2-3 days etc. make your prayer goals realistic and attainable
@ thank you, this is very helpful. The more I become familiar with eastern orthodox the more I realize this is to developing a relationship with another person. Would ever wanna be a friend of someone who is too intense, showing up is the key to love
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May the Lord bless Abbot Seraphim and Holy Cross Monastery
Wow, this was wonderful. Thank You both for this post.
Glory to God...glad you enjoyed it!
I fell into Orthodoxy and became an unofficial cell attendant to the abbot of a local monastery. The strictest spiritual fathers can from the outside appear tough but they are the most loving and have a great sense of humor
Thank you!
My 9 year old very strongly feels he wants to be a monk, and his desire has grown. We plan on building a relationship with a couple monasteries and growing in our cooperation with those monasteries ❤
Already at 9? That’s beautiful. God bless him!
🙏🙏🙏 pray for us abbot.
It is modern opinion that very young children should be used to have reactions with adults, that adults are very important for their state of mind. That could be the root for their caracter. They never feel satisfied when noone is there to react.
MY EverLasting Gratitude, MY Dearly BeLoved Teacher and Brother!!! HOLD THE LINE!!! ❤️😇🕊️♾️🌞
Have eternal live.
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The sad thing about all of this is that usa spread with purpose this movements all around the world. We will mad about that but what we can do. Roman empire 😮