When I began physical and mental suffering many years ago, I was already praying, but turned to Christ even more and asked the Blessed Mother of God for assistance every day (nowadays, I also ask St. Joseph for help.) I also went to confession more frequently. Through suffering, which is a cross to bear, and letting Christ use my suffering to save souls, I’ve grown with increasing love for Jesus. Suffering is a mystery, but at the same it can be used to detach oneself from the things of this world and draw closer to Christ. One must not ask “why” is suffering happening. I find there is no answer to that question. Better to ask, what must I do. And remember that Jesus also suffered on the cross! His suffering was redemptive. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a poor and weak sinner.
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We’re not weak we are fallen. The strength is within us all and the Lord is the answer to bring out that strength in our lives. His will and not of our own will bring us to peace through suffering. I wish I understood that many many years ago. But everything is in god’s plan so I don’t look back in disappointment anymore. All in God’s perfect timing will his work be done within us!
I'm from Ethiopia .please father pray for us .more than 50% in our country is Orthodox .we are suffering because of our religion and nation. Please pray for us
We have some Ethiopian Orthodox people in my church, which is Greek Orthodox. We will pray for you. Orthodox Christians everywhere are my brothers and sisters.
THE WORD OF GOD THE BIBLE SAYS: DONT CALL ANYONE ON THIS EARTH FATHER, WHY? CAUSE IF YOU REPENTED OF YOUR SINS AND ARE BORN AGAIN JESUS IS YOUR FATHER!
@@johanneshartman4618 The verse you are quoting (Matthew 23:9) is not meant to be interpreted literally. The next verse says to not call anyone a teacher, which would make no sense considering there are many Christian school teachers. Additionally, Saint Paul refers to himself as being the father of the Christians in Corinth (1 Corinthians 4:14-15).
You have a very shallow mind when it comes to understanding language. The Bible was written thousands of years ago and interpreted from ancient Hebrew, Greek, and other language. The term "Father" in English is not used in a worshiping manor when addressing a priest. Catholics understand the difference between a Church Father and our "Holy Heavenly Father" Protestants use language as a weapon to attack fellow Christians. May God forgive us ALL of our sins and bring us to everlasting life, Amen. @@johanneshartman4618
My husband and I are trying to get out of the UK as it is becoming worse and worse here for Christians. People are being arrested for street preaching, bibles are taken out of schools and the churches are fallen. Children as young as 9 are being 'taught' explicit sexual things IN SCHOOLS, and sodomy taught to boys. We want to move to Greece where we feel the Christian faith is very strong, especially on some of the islands. Islam is completely taking over the country, and crimes by Muslims are going unpunished and becoming rife. If you speak out, you are accused of being racist, but it's only truth. We pray for the Lord to help us leave this country. God bless and thank you.
Sorry Jane. I speak as a Greek from Cyprus, and can say with certainty that you will be sorely disappointed if you think Greece is any better than the UK. In many respects, it is far worse. Nominally Orthodox, but in reality apostasy is rife. The government there, as here in Cyprus is controlled by the Americans and the same depraved spirit infects every aspect of life. If you are looking for a place that still retains a soul and any semblance of what was once 'normal', then the only place to look is to Russia - as hard a pill as that may be for you British to swallow.
Brazil has many problems. Especially economy and urban violence. But definitely it is a safe place for christian faith. Of course there is a spiritual battle on course, but virtually I feel safe here to express my faith.
No place is safe. Again, there is NO SAFE PLACE. Make your own home in the UK a holy haven for yourself and your family. God bless you. Sally from the USA.
Father Spyridon thank you. I am looking into orthodoxy, waiting for the local orthodox priest to come back from holiday to discuss attending my first liturgy and I've now been struck with a chest infection. I am angry and despairing, so I needed to hear this, a reality check and a call to repentance. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.
Please don't despair. The enemy attacked me with several ailments and accidents when I was converting to Orthodoxy... even a fractured pelvis. It has been a spiritual battle. I prayed for strength. That was 9 years ago. 🙂
Don't be discouraged! God will walk with you along the way if you can hear the still small voice that the prophet Elijah heard. God is not in the storm, don't let the storm distract you and God be with you, Sarah. Praying and rooting for you!
This hits so hard, Fr. Spyridon. I am a sinner, and by the grace of God, I continue to live in repentance. I think about the monk in the cave and pray that I could be so blessed for my life to end prepared to enter God's kingdom even if it is a horrific death. I recognize that the sins of my past are barring the way forward in one area of my life. I put those bars there, and I cannot ask for any man to take them down and allow me to walk through them. As much as my heart grieves what I could have had, I accept that this is where I am. It is my path to salvation, and I am blessed for it as humble as it is. Thank you for sharing this beautiful but incredibly difficult message. ☦
Father please pray for me. My veins in my legs aren't working properly right now. On and off burning and aching sensation. I have to keep them elevated. Hoping to see doctor this week. Thank you & God Bless you. I will pray the Lord's prayer. LORD Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner.🙏
you may be low on magnesium, take a magnesium supplement (spinnich salad is also a source, as well as copper, iron, and other minerals). Blue Emu topical ointment may also help God bless
get some fresh ginger root...tumeric root...with olive and black pepper...hot cayenne pepper powder...scoville 80k to 160k....oregano oil....etc...drink...eat...repeat...no more bad foods....raw...organic....In Jesus Name through faith in his name you are healed in his blood and his forgiveness. Be well and walk in your healing!
When I was feeling melancholic and lonely, asking God why He only watches me and does not help me, I got to have one of the absolute worst days, which ended up destroying my entire week schedule... Suffering like an experiment-hamster... Like, I know, I voluntarily chose this hard path as a 17 year old young man, but why this much more suffering than expected?... But then...I get a recommandation from Father Spyridon with the title of "Why we need to suffer". And he gives my suffering a reason. God bless this man! 💙☦️
Amen, I struggle everyday the temptation I face it's as if I gave in to it I became so weak but from now on I want to trust God when we turn our life towards Christ life sort of becomes harder which shows it is the truth
That quote at the end from Elder Ephraim feels like a personal message from God. It's something we all need to remember in coping with this beast system we're caught up in
Father bless, I’ve had the same feeling lately as the young monastic who in his grief and confusion was tempted to leave the holy life. My only son and oldest child age 23, who was very dear to me, died in a car accident four months ago. Knowing that God allowed it to happen after a lifetime of trying (repeatedly and often failing) to follow Him shook my faith. That the car accident happened two days after my youngest was born (and the very night our newborn was airlifted for emergency surgery for an unrelated medical issue) has left me beyond hurt and confused. My son was not perfect, he struggled with sin like me. He wanted what was good and right and often pleased us with his genuine love of God and pursuit of good things. But sometimes, like his parents, he missed the mark. Our last six weeks together were very troubled. In shame he confessed that he too was expecting a baby. He was not married but was trying to repent and salvage what he could. After four months I’ve come to the very conclusions you outlined in your video. I cannot judge God’s ways. I have to try to make peace living the rest of my life without our beautiful boy, and accept the great pain our family is in, while continuing to struggle against sin. We pray continually for the son and brother we miss terribly, hoping that in God’s eyes our dear departed one is more akin to the monk than the harlot (though we did give him as beautiful a funeral as possible). God have mercy on us. Of your charity, Father Spyridon and brothers and sisters in Christ, please pray for the departed servant of God, Jack, known in the church as John (patron John the theologian).
Thank you for sharing your story. May God give you strength. God bless you and your family. I will add Jack to my prayer list. My fathers name was John, but went by Jack as well.
@@giafrancis3663why u serve a human, and a GOD in once hand? DONT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CANT DRINK OF THE CUP OF SATAN, AND OF JESUS? why you SERVE A HUMAN? maria, JESUS HIMSELF SAID TO HER, WOMAN WHAT HAVE I TO DO WITH YOU?, AND THOSE THAT DO MY WILL ARE MY FAMILY!
Such wisdom I recently converted to orthodoxy found a local English speaking church. The Holy Spirit speaks through the Orthodox Church like no other place so strong has changed my life and way of thinking completely! Fr Spyridon speaks the truth sometimes it maybe difficult to accept but with the great wisdom and humility shown you can catch a glimpse of the kingdom to come! Keep up the good work I listen everyday and you are changing my life thank you … God Bless ❤
Thank you father. These words are very relevant to me at th moment as Georgia is going mourning loss of its children due to a landslide in mluntains. Lives were lost, children have gone missing. Please offer your prayers for the families that have been affected. Lord have mercy on us.
Matthew 11:28-30Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Thank you father, this has helped me with some resentments and envy towards some people and organizations in the Church. I've always held to the fact that even if the devil has been involved then our Lord has allowed this for some greater good. Yet to live in peace while these sufferings are taking place is very difficult. For one to renounce our pride as Job did, sometimes this is very difficult. I pray our Lord be merciful to me as I continue to seek His will .
I struggle with the concept of suffering. Especially human suffering I see unfolding and think, why can’t you just stop it? But as I get older I am becoming more accepting…😢
Father, thank you. As a protestant - I find your videos refreshing and encouraging. I am a firm believer that the man of God will not have any choice but to allow the Holy Spirit to work in his/her life. Saint James told us that faith without works is dead - protestants misunderstand this. CHRIST is working in us, not man! The HOLY SPIRIT brings about good work, via faith. Thank you again, Father. Have a blessed week.
The Orthodox Church is the body of Christ. Anyone outside the Orthodox church is not within the body of Christ. Come home to the Eastern Orthodox Church, the path to salvation. God be with you.
All tribes and tongues will praise God yet the Eastern Orthodox has always been and likely always will be mainly Greeks, Slavs, and Ethiopians. The Church likely comprises more than the Apostolic lineage claimed by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics.
Amen! What wise words that are tailor-made for me to hear today. I'm blessed to have heard them and would be wise to take heed of them. God bless you Father!
"When we look at ourselves and we see anger, we see frustration and fear about the way things are happening in our lives and in the world around us, we must take them as a sign that our hearts are not truly trusting God, that we don't fully trust and have faith in the Providence of God, we don't yet fully believe that out lives are completely and utterly in the hands of God. We may perceive chaos at times, but our lives are utterly in the hands of God, every moment, every person that we encounter, everything that we hear and see, God permits, our lives are utterly in the hands of God." The above is so true (found at 8:23 in the video) and I so very much needed to hear it, at this moment in my life. Thank you Father Spyridon, God bless you.
*Glorious Qur'an* 19:36 وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ٣٦ ˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”
Wonderful, wonderful message Father Spyridon. I yearn for your sermons since they bring peace and contemplation to my heart reminding me the path that we should all take. Dear Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the most Heavenly Father, please have mercy on me, a sinner.
Thank you father and im suffering from doing wrong meditation and addictions and bothered by foul spirits i am in need of prayers, thankyou in advance for anyone who prays. Be blessed Amen
why u serve a human, and a GOD in once hand? DONT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CANT DRINK OF THE CUP OF SATAN, AND OF JESUS? why you SERVE A HUMAN? maria, JESUS HIMSELF SAID TO HER, WOMAN WHAT HAVE I TO DO WITH YOU?, AND THOSE THAT DO MY WILL ARE MY FAMILY!
Thank you father for great wisdom I can you tell you now there are many young children of GOD here and GLORY TO GOD HE is using you to give us wisdom and continue on our journey with Christ. I Pray that you keep serving our HEAVENLY FATHER in all different ways ❤️❤️
your heart is fleshly, you need the SPIRIT OF GOD to BE ALIVE AND BORN AGAIN And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤
OUR SAVIOR IS SO AMAZING, I PRAYED A PRAYER YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS SAME SUBJECT AND RAN ACROSS THIS VIDEO TODAY IT'S LIKE HE ANSWERED MY PRAYER BEFORE I PRAYED IT SIMPLY AMAZING
all you need is faith, GODS WORD SAYS GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE, john 3:16 what does this mean you think? Well if you really believe JESUS you will do HIS WILL! Like REPENTING OF YOUR SINS AND asking GOD FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT GODS WORD IS THERE DONT DENY IT, THE BIBLE!
Thank you Father Spyridon I've always thought about this subject Thank you for putting this message so I can understand what is and what it really means.
My life would be a thousand times easier and a thousand times less stressful if I could trust in God. So I want to, I pray to, but I don’t know how to! Everyone says just trust in God… but no one tells you how to, it doesn’t just come that easily to some of us. I’m constantly fearful, constantly on edge, so just letting go and knowing God will look after me sounds blissful. But how?
amen your heart is fleshly, you need the SPIRIT OF GOD to BE ALIVE AND BORN AGAIN And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤
*5:116 Holy Qur'an* وَإِذْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يَـٰعِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ءَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ ٱتَّخِذُونِى وَأُمِّىَ إِلَـٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِىٓ أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِحَقٍّ ۚ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُۥ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُۥ ۚ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِى وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِكَ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ ١١٦ When *Allah* will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary, did you tell people, “Take me and my mother as gods besides Allah?” He wills say, “Glory be to You! It is not for me to say what I have no right. Had I said so, You would have surely known it. You know what is within myself, whereas I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, You are the *All-Knower* of all unseen.
My rebellion against a world of endless cruelty is meditation on my Lord Jesus Christ, the Theotokos, and the Saints. Lord have mercy and forgive my trespasses.❤❤❤
*Glorious Qur'an* 19:36 وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ٣٦ ˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”
When I began physical and mental suffering many years ago, I was already praying, but turned to Christ even more and asked the Blessed Mother of God for assistance every day (nowadays, I also ask St. Joseph for help.) I also went to confession more frequently. Through suffering, which is a cross to bear, and letting Christ use my suffering to save souls, I’ve grown with increasing love for Jesus. Suffering is a mystery, but at the same it can be used to detach oneself from the things of this world and draw closer to Christ. One must not ask “why” is suffering happening. I find there is no answer to that question. Better to ask, what must I do. And remember that Jesus also suffered on the cross! His suffering was redemptive. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a poor and weak sinner.
Thank you for sharing these insightful and beautiful words.
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ua-cam.com/video/HIcocA9xrS8/v-deo.html - Growth in Suffering
ua-cam.com/video/NNZJ9QE9p84/v-deo.html - Living the liturgy in this world.
ua-cam.com/video/gty9vsATVSI/v-deo.html - Preparing yourself for death
Thank you for this, I will remember this and can relate to what you say. I offer up my suffering, I know it has value I do not comprehend fully
Well said God be with you
We’re not weak we are fallen. The strength is within us all and the Lord is the answer to bring out that strength in our lives. His will and not of our own will bring us to peace through suffering. I wish I understood that many many years ago. But everything is in god’s plan so I don’t look back in disappointment anymore. All in God’s perfect timing will his work be done within us!
I'm from Ethiopia .please father pray for us .more than 50% in our country is Orthodox .we are suffering because of our religion and nation. Please pray for us
We have some Ethiopian Orthodox people in my church, which is Greek Orthodox. We will pray for you. Orthodox Christians everywhere are my brothers and sisters.
THE WORD OF GOD THE BIBLE SAYS: DONT CALL ANYONE ON THIS EARTH FATHER, WHY? CAUSE IF YOU REPENTED OF YOUR SINS AND ARE BORN AGAIN JESUS IS YOUR FATHER!
@@johanneshartman4618 The verse you are quoting (Matthew 23:9) is not meant to be interpreted literally. The next verse says to not call anyone a teacher, which would make no sense considering there are many Christian school teachers. Additionally, Saint Paul refers to himself as being the father of the Christians in Corinth (1 Corinthians 4:14-15).
You have a very shallow mind when it comes to understanding language.
The Bible was written thousands of years ago and interpreted from ancient Hebrew, Greek, and other language. The term "Father" in English is not used in a worshiping manor when addressing a priest. Catholics understand the difference between a Church Father and our "Holy Heavenly Father" Protestants use language as a weapon to attack fellow Christians. May God forgive us ALL of our sins and bring us to everlasting life, Amen.
@@johanneshartman4618
May all come to the one and only true Church of Christ, the Eastern Orthodox church. God bless!
My husband and I are trying to get out of the UK as it is becoming worse and worse here for Christians. People are being arrested for street preaching, bibles are taken out of schools and the churches are fallen. Children as young as 9 are being 'taught' explicit sexual things IN SCHOOLS, and sodomy taught to boys. We want to move to Greece where we feel the Christian faith is very strong, especially on some of the islands. Islam is completely taking over the country, and crimes by Muslims are going unpunished and becoming rife. If you speak out, you are accused of being racist, but it's only truth.
We pray for the Lord to help us leave this country.
God bless and thank you.
Sadly, many parts of Greece are equally affected.
Poland is probably your best bet. A shame to leave somewhere your ancestors have likely been for millenia though.
Sorry Jane. I speak as a Greek from Cyprus, and can say with certainty that you will be sorely disappointed if you think Greece is any better than the UK. In many respects, it is far worse. Nominally Orthodox, but in reality apostasy is rife. The government there, as here in Cyprus is controlled by the Americans and the same depraved spirit infects every aspect of life. If you are looking for a place that still retains a soul and any semblance of what was once 'normal', then the only place to look is to Russia - as hard a pill as that may be for you British to swallow.
Brazil has many problems. Especially economy and urban violence. But definitely it is a safe place for christian faith. Of course there is a spiritual battle on course, but virtually I feel safe here to express my faith.
No place is safe. Again, there is NO SAFE PLACE. Make your own home in the UK a holy haven for yourself and your family. God bless you. Sally from the USA.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
This verse is not to take Litterally go do some research before spamming a verse you don’t understand
I have been suffering all my life but after 21 years i finally carry my cross thank you god 🙏🏼☦️
Bless Father, I thank God for your wisdom. Very helpful in these demonic times. May God help us not be deceived!
I am glad these videos are useful, but all the wisdom I speak comes from the Church Fathers. God bless you.
@@FatherSpyridonROCOR Forgive me. I understand what you’re saying. May the Holy Fathers intercede for us.
@@FatherSpyridonROCOR And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. matthew 23:9
@@FatherSpyridonROCORI watch the video every time I'm going through hard times. Thank you father
I’m not sure how I ended up on this channel, but I’m glad I did ❤️
There is no such thing as luck or coincidence in this life! If you are not Eastern Orthodox, please look into it! :)
Was the Holy Spirit….❤
Father Spyridon thank you. I am looking into orthodoxy, waiting for the local orthodox priest to come back from holiday to discuss attending my first liturgy and I've now been struck with a chest infection. I am angry and despairing, so I needed to hear this, a reality check and a call to repentance. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.
Please don't despair. The enemy attacked me with several ailments and accidents when I was converting to Orthodoxy... even a fractured pelvis. It has been a spiritual battle. I prayed for strength. That was 9 years ago. 🙂
Don't be discouraged! God will walk with you along the way if you can hear the still small voice that the prophet Elijah heard. God is not in the storm, don't let the storm distract you and God be with you, Sarah. Praying and rooting for you!
Your sickness is spiritual exercise to strengthen you. It is a gift from God. Thank Him for it. 🙏
I'm in a similar position. Coming to orthodoxy but had some set backs. I won't give up , God will bring us in when the time is alotted. 😊
Glory to God! I pray your journey to Orthodoxy is blessed!
This hits so hard, Fr. Spyridon. I am a sinner, and by the grace of God, I continue to live in repentance. I think about the monk in the cave and pray that I could be so blessed for my life to end prepared to enter God's kingdom even if it is a horrific death. I recognize that the sins of my past are barring the way forward in one area of my life. I put those bars there, and I cannot ask for any man to take them down and allow me to walk through them. As much as my heart grieves what I could have had, I accept that this is where I am. It is my path to salvation, and I am blessed for it as humble as it is. Thank you for sharing this beautiful but incredibly difficult message. ☦
Father please pray for me. My veins in my legs aren't working properly right now. On and off burning and aching sensation. I have to keep them elevated. Hoping to see doctor this week. Thank you & God Bless you. I will pray the Lord's prayer. LORD Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner.🙏
please ask God to help you. is there any way you could get medical help? I know my father had to have his veins treated. I am so sorry.
you may be low on magnesium, take a magnesium supplement (spinnich salad is also a source, as well as copper, iron, and other minerals).
Blue Emu topical ointment may also help
God bless
get some fresh ginger root...tumeric root...with olive and black pepper...hot cayenne pepper powder...scoville 80k to 160k....oregano oil....etc...drink...eat...repeat...no more bad foods....raw...organic....In Jesus Name through faith in his name you are healed in his blood and his forgiveness. Be well and walk in your healing!
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. matthew 23:9
When I was feeling melancholic and lonely, asking God why He only watches me and does not help me, I got to have one of the absolute worst days, which ended up destroying my entire week schedule... Suffering like an experiment-hamster...
Like, I know, I voluntarily chose this hard path as a 17 year old young man, but why this much more suffering than expected?...
But then...I get a recommandation from Father Spyridon with the title of "Why we need to suffer". And he gives my suffering a reason.
God bless this man! 💙☦️
Amen, I struggle everyday the temptation I face it's as if I gave in to it I became so weak but from now on I want to trust God when we turn our life towards Christ life sort of becomes harder which shows it is the truth
What a blessing it is to listen to great wisdom from a man of God! 🙏🏼✝️☦️🕊️
We are blessed to hear his messages and feel his holiness.
That quote at the end from Elder Ephraim feels like a personal message from God. It's something we all need to remember in coping with this beast system we're caught up in
God used you to help me today.
Father bless,
I’ve had the same feeling lately as the young monastic who in his grief and confusion was tempted to leave the holy life. My only son and oldest child age 23, who was very dear to me, died in a car accident four months ago. Knowing that God allowed it to happen after a lifetime of trying (repeatedly and often failing) to follow Him shook my faith. That the car accident happened two days after my youngest was born (and the very night our newborn was airlifted for emergency surgery for an unrelated medical issue) has left me beyond hurt and confused.
My son was not perfect, he struggled with sin like me. He wanted what was good and right and often pleased us with his genuine love of God and pursuit of good things. But sometimes, like his parents, he missed the mark. Our last six weeks together were very troubled. In shame he confessed that he too was expecting a baby. He was not married but was trying to repent and salvage what he could.
After four months I’ve come to the very conclusions you outlined in your video. I cannot judge God’s ways. I have to try to make peace living the rest of my life without our beautiful boy, and accept the great pain our family is in, while continuing to struggle against sin. We pray continually for the son and brother we miss terribly, hoping that in God’s eyes our dear departed one is more akin to the monk than the harlot (though we did give him as beautiful a funeral as possible). God have mercy on us.
Of your charity, Father Spyridon and brothers and sisters in Christ, please pray for the departed servant of God, Jack, known in the church as John (patron John the theologian).
You and your family are in my prayers. May God keep you.
Thank you for sharing your story. May God give you strength. God bless you and your family. I will add Jack to my prayer list. My fathers name was John, but went by Jack as well.
I am so sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing this very personal story. May God bless you and I pray for your son.
With you☦️
@@giafrancis3663why u serve a human, and a GOD in once hand? DONT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CANT DRINK OF THE CUP OF SATAN, AND OF JESUS? why you SERVE A HUMAN? maria, JESUS HIMSELF SAID TO HER, WOMAN WHAT HAVE I TO DO WITH YOU?, AND THOSE THAT DO MY WILL ARE MY FAMILY!
Amen Father ,bless you and world family...
Such wisdom I recently converted to orthodoxy found a local English speaking church. The Holy Spirit speaks through the Orthodox Church like no other place so strong has changed my life and way of thinking completely! Fr Spyridon speaks the truth sometimes it maybe difficult to accept but with the great wisdom and humility shown you can catch a glimpse of the kingdom to come! Keep up the good work I listen everyday and you are changing my life thank you … God Bless ❤
Glory to God!!
Thank you Lord for letting me hear what I needed to hear through father Spyridon!
Thank you father. These words are very relevant to me at th moment as Georgia is going mourning loss of its children due to a landslide in mluntains. Lives were lost, children have gone missing. Please offer your prayers for the families that have been affected.
Lord have mercy on us.
Congratulations, father, for reaching 100 thousand listeners to your wisdom!! ❤ Much love from Romania ! 🇷🇴💙
Our lives are utterly in the providence of God. Thanks FT
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And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. matthew 23:9
@johanneshartman4618 Yeah yeah yeah, I'm not orthodox either
I think this is a video I will watch more than once. Thank you Father
God be glorified!
I'm tired of suffering
Matthew 11:28-30Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Thank you father, this has helped me with some resentments and envy towards some people and organizations in the Church.
I've always held to the fact that even if the devil has been involved then our Lord has allowed this for some greater good. Yet to live in peace while these sufferings are taking place is very difficult.
For one to renounce our pride as Job did, sometimes this is very difficult.
I pray our Lord be merciful to me as I continue to seek His will .
May the lord have mercy on me as a sinner. Amen
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
Amen! Happy Feast of The Holy Transfiguration!☦⛪❤🙏🕊🔥🕯
I struggle with the concept of suffering. Especially human suffering I see unfolding and think, why can’t you just stop it? But as I get older I am becoming more accepting…😢
Father, thank you. As a protestant - I find your videos refreshing and encouraging. I am a firm believer that the man of God will not have any choice but to allow the Holy Spirit to work in his/her life. Saint James told us that faith without works is dead - protestants misunderstand this. CHRIST is working in us, not man! The HOLY SPIRIT brings about good work, via faith.
Thank you again, Father. Have a blessed week.
The Orthodox Church is the body of Christ. Anyone outside the Orthodox church is not within the body of Christ. Come home to the Eastern Orthodox Church, the path to salvation. God be with you.
All tribes and tongues will praise God yet the Eastern Orthodox has always been and likely always will be mainly Greeks, Slavs, and Ethiopians. The Church likely comprises more than the Apostolic lineage claimed by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics.
Thank you Fr. Spyridon for this.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤
Amen! What wise words that are tailor-made for me to hear today. I'm blessed to have heard them and would be wise to take heed of them. God bless you Father!
Thank you Father Spyridon for your inspirational words. Thank you.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
@@johanneshartman4618 please look into the proper interpretation of this verse from the Orthodox Church Fathers.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”❤☦️
Beautiful message and I love the rain! God bless
This is exactly whay i needed right now!
The timing is uncanny,
Thank you!
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
"When we look at ourselves and we see anger, we see frustration and fear about the way things are happening in our lives and in the world around us, we must take them as a sign that our hearts are not truly trusting God, that we don't fully trust and have faith in the Providence of God, we don't yet fully believe that out lives are completely and utterly in the hands of God. We may perceive chaos at times, but our lives are utterly in the hands of God, every moment, every person that we encounter, everything that we hear and see, God permits, our lives are utterly in the hands of God."
The above is so true (found at 8:23 in the video) and I so very much needed to hear it, at this moment in my life. Thank you Father Spyridon, God bless you.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
Thank you Father, I really needed this right now, God bless!
Thank you Father for our Lord Jesus Christ , THE TRUE SALVATION FOR OUR SOULS , and I thank GOD for this man , without CHRIST , T
*Glorious Qur'an*
19:36
وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ٣٦
˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”
Wonderful, wonderful message Father Spyridon.
I yearn for your sermons since they bring peace and contemplation to my heart reminding me the path that we should all take.
Dear Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the most Heavenly Father, please have mercy on me, a sinner.
Thank you that such people are still there, I'm afraid that the last ones are going son. God Bless You!!!
The only youtube preacher i understand and i now am starting to understand his love endures forever
How can the finite judge the infinite?☦
Amen all Glory be to God
Thank you for the words of wisdom. I really needed to hear this. May God continue to bless you.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
What a perfectly timed blessing ...
Thank you Father ...
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And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
Thank you father and im suffering from doing wrong meditation and addictions and bothered by foul spirits i am in need of prayers, thankyou in advance for anyone who prays. Be blessed Amen
coming up on 100k! you deserve it! From a Catholic
why u serve a human, and a GOD in once hand? DONT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CANT DRINK OF THE CUP OF SATAN, AND OF JESUS? why you SERVE A HUMAN? maria, JESUS HIMSELF SAID TO HER, WOMAN WHAT HAVE I TO DO WITH YOU?, AND THOSE THAT DO MY WILL ARE MY FAMILY!
Amen! Thanks for sharing this! God bless you!
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
Thank you Father. Your words are always so prescient.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. matthew 23:9
@@johanneshartman4618 Trolling an orthodox priest's Channel. Well done, you.
@@blasted2691 telling the truth of JESUS
Thank you father for great wisdom I can you tell you now there are many young children of GOD here and GLORY TO GOD HE is using you to give us wisdom and continue on our journey with Christ. I Pray that you keep serving our HEAVENLY FATHER in all different ways ❤️❤️
THANK YOU FATHER........ SUCH BEAUTIFUL AND IMPORTANT SERMON...
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
Exactly what I needed to hear, thank you.
Amen and thank you Father Spyridon.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
Thank you Father. I very much needed this today.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
Thank you father. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever get it. Tired of myself…
Very uplifting!
So Angst is technically a sin being that it’s evidence of a lack of faith in God‘s providence
That actually makes a lot of sense. Thank you, father
it's interesting when you look in the Gospels, Jesus Christ's most frequent command was "fear not"
matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Thanks Father, appreciate the message
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
Thank you Father Spyridon, I've needed this message. Particularly of late.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
@@johanneshartman4618 I don't think you get it. It's a term of respect.
@@ZirianAfendy i get it, but dont u believe the WORD OF GOD THE BIBLE?
@@johanneshartman4618 I don't think your making the right interpretation of that Bible verse here.
@@johanneshartman4618 So shall I call my own father, father? Or shall I call him by his first name?
Pray for me to become a catechumen
your heart is fleshly, you need the SPIRIT OF GOD to BE ALIVE AND BORN AGAIN And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤
May God guide you to become a catechumen in the Eastern Orthodox Church. ☦️
God knew I needed to hear this today. Thank you for participating in His will, Father.
Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
@@johanneshartman4618 man, protestants must have an epidemic of single mothers
OUR SAVIOR IS SO AMAZING, I PRAYED A PRAYER YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS SAME SUBJECT AND RAN ACROSS THIS VIDEO TODAY IT'S LIKE HE ANSWERED MY PRAYER BEFORE I PRAYED IT SIMPLY AMAZING
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9
Thank you for this video
Almost 100 thousand subscribers! Congratulations Father Spyridon! May God Bless you, Amen!
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
I actually agree with you I just said father cause it's his youtube name lol@@johanneshartman4618
A beautiful story , not frightening but inspiring.
This video came at the right time for me, thank you Fr.
Amin
Glory to God
May God forgive my shortcomings please pray for me fellow Christians
Thank you from Toronto, Priest Spyridon. + MX
all you need is faith, GODS WORD SAYS GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOESOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE, john 3:16 what does this mean you think? Well if you really believe JESUS you will do HIS WILL! Like REPENTING OF YOUR SINS AND asking GOD FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT
GODS WORD IS THERE DONT DENY IT, THE BIBLE!
A valuable and much needed reminder 🙏
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
Thank you Father Spyridon
I've always thought about this subject
Thank you for putting this message so I can understand what is and what it really means.
Thank you father for your great teachings. God bless you!
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
My life would be a thousand times easier and a thousand times less stressful if I could trust in God.
So I want to, I pray to, but I don’t know how to! Everyone says just trust in God… but no one tells you how to, it doesn’t just come that easily to some of us.
I’m constantly fearful, constantly on edge, so just letting go and knowing God will look after me sounds blissful. But how?
Try it and see what happens.
READ GODS WORD THE BIBLE! NEW TESTAMENT AND START COMPLYING IT UNTO YOURSELF!
Are you Eastern Orthodox? We must humble ourselves. It's pride that keeps us from trusting God.
I'm looking forward to when Fr Spyridon reaches 100,000 subscribers :D
Congratulations on 100k subscribers. Really deserved.
Thank you, that was an awesome message
Many Are Running to and fro trying to cope with reality.
Thankyou. Very enlightening. I am blessed by your words.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤❤
Its so nice! Im gonna tell my Grandma about the things you said in this video. Thank you
In my humble opinion, mankind is not qualified to judge Almighty God! God is the Only true judge of All!
amen your heart is fleshly, you need the SPIRIT OF GOD to BE ALIVE AND BORN AGAIN And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9❤
Amen 🙏 ❤
Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me a sinner..Amen 🙏
*5:116 Holy Qur'an*
وَإِذْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ يَـٰعِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ءَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ ٱتَّخِذُونِى وَأُمِّىَ إِلَـٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِىٓ أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِحَقٍّ ۚ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُۥ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُۥ ۚ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِى وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِكَ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ ١١٦
When *Allah* will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary, did you tell people, “Take me and my mother as gods besides Allah?” He wills say, “Glory be to You! It is not for me to say what I have no right. Had I said so, You would have surely known it. You know what is within myself, whereas I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, You are the *All-Knower* of all unseen.
Beautiful
He speaks with such conviction and wisdom definitely a teacher and I'm here to learn thank you YESHUA GLORY be to GOD ALMIGHTY Amen Amen Amen 🙏❤️💜❤️☺️
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
God bless you, Father Spyridon. ☦✝️
Incredible thank you
Omg I needed that
God bless you God is good Jesus is Lord.
The God who does not answer our prayers immediately is the same God who does not punish us for our sins immediately.
Exactly! Well said. God is a lie.
@@tdboneWTF Repent, sinner. ❤️☦️
@@jamespierce5355 LOL. Bite me D-bag! LOL
@@tdboneWTF
God Is Truth...
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Some western translations of the Lord’s Prayer also use “deliver us from the evil one”, for instance the NIV and the NRSV.
God bless you
thank you
You and h g Mar Mari have helped me return to Jesus. I love you and love God with all my heart.
who more, JESUS or him
Thank you
your videos are very peaceful thank you
My rebellion against a world of endless cruelty is meditation on my Lord Jesus Christ, the Theotokos, and the Saints. Lord have mercy and forgive my trespasses.❤❤❤
Our Lord Jesus Christ knows suffering very well, he will not leave us alone in our suffering, but need to make ourselves ready for him, He is Holy
*Glorious Qur'an*
19:36
وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ ٣٦
˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”
AMEN AMEN AMEN❤❤❤❤❤❤❤