Monday, 4 May 2015
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Jelousy
Elder Sophrony of Essex
One of the signs of egotism is the presence of some feeling of jealousy within us.
We must avoid this feeling as if it were black death itself.
The genuine Christian life liberates us from jealousy.
A Conversation with the Elder Sophrony
The abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Archimandrite Ephraim, spoke with Elder Sophrony of blessed memory at the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England on 20 September 1992.
From this meeting, one is struck by Elder Sophrony’s spirituality and ascetic vision, and can appreciate the value of his contribution to the contemporary life of the Church.
The abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Archimandrite Ephraim, in the garden of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex (1992) with Elder Sophrony, among the many pilgrims who found spiritual comfort near the venerable Elder
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