He
spoke to us about our faith and how Orthodoxy is the only true faith.
It is like a pearl because the Elder knew all other religions. At other
times he would say, “when someone does something bad to you or thinks
something bad about you, you should communicate to him your goodness”
and he would move his hand in the form of a blessing. “In this way you
will not be harmed.”
When we asked him about death, he said, “death is like getting up, opening the door and going out into the light. Now you are in the light! This is the truth and we should not be very sad when loved ones leave us.” All the time he was talking, he was praying and we heard “Lord Jesus” and he was repeating this constantly.
When we asked him about death, he said, “death is like getting up, opening the door and going out into the light. Now you are in the light! This is the truth and we should not be very sad when loved ones leave us.” All the time he was talking, he was praying and we heard “Lord Jesus” and he was repeating this constantly.