Do we expect the others to tolerate us, to forgive
us, to be condescending, to show us understanding
and love us? Let us also do the same.
You don’t need to be wise in order to bring com-
fort to the heart of your fellowman. Regardless
of what the other person is like, we ought to love
him, tolerate him, forgive him, serve him and help
him.
Whoever does something for the love of Christ,
he will be envied. We need to be very careful and
act with discretion, so that we provoke no envy,
because envy never gives up, envy doesn’t give it a
rest.
Let us seek God and choose His love, even if we
need to put ourselves into trouble. There can be no
life in Christ without sacrifices.
Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos (†)
From the book: Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos, “SPIRITUAL MESSAGES” Panorama Thessaloniki, 2017
