How Do We
Meet God?
Elder
Porphyrios: Testimonies and Experiences, by Klitos loannides.
In
our question of “How can we, who live in the world, in the bustle, turmoil and
schizophrenia of contemporary life, meet God,” Elder Porphyrios told us the
following story, presented here in brief:
Shortly
after he was appointed chaplain to the Church of St. Gerasimos in the Athens
Polyclinic, by Omonia Square, he
had a problem at the time of the Liturgy. Directly across the street from the
Church was a store that sold gramophones and records. The shopkeeper played
records on the gramophone in order to attract customers. He played them so
loudly, however, that Elder Porphyrios could not bear it. He had reached the
point where he thought of resigning even though he wanted the post very much.