“It is a fearful thing to hate whom God hath loved. To look upon another-his weaknesses, his sins, his faults, his defects is to look upon one who is suffering. He is suffering from negative passions, from the same sinful human corruption from which you yourself suffer. This is very important: do not look upon him with judgmental eyes of comparison, noting the sins you assume you'd never commit. Rather, see him as a fellow sufferer, a fellow human being who is in need of the very healing of which you are in need. Help him, love him, pray for him do unto him as you would have him do unto you.” NeedsHumansLooksImportantHelpingEyeSufferingHatePassionHuman BeingsSinHealingPrayingWeaknessNegativeFellowsAssumingFaultsCorruptionCommitLook UpComparisonFearfulDefectsJudgmentalNeed HelpSufferers Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk
“Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbors, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness or unforgiveness of your sins, then, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself. For without forgiveness of sins there is no salvation. You can see for yourself how serious it is.” DoeSinSeriousDependsDestructionTreatsSalvationForgivingRefuseNeighborForgiveness Of Sins Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk
“Keep from prying into other people's affairs, for such prying gives occasion for slander, judgment, and other grievous sins. Why do you need to be concerned about others? Know and examine your own self.” PeopleKnowsNeedsGivingSelfTruthSinJudgmentConcernedAffairOccasionsSlander Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk
“Our Father awaits us with great zeal and desire, and with love He will see us returning from afar, and He will look upon us with compassionate eyes, and we shall be dear to Him, and He will fall on our neck running and embrace us and kiss us with His Holy Love. He will not reproach us, and He will no longer remember our sins and iniquities, and all the holy angles and all His elect will begin to rejoice over us.” LoveLooksEyeRunningRememberDesireFallFatherPeaceSinHolyKissingEmbraceDearLook UpNecksCompassionateRejoiceAngleOur FatherZealReproachAfarIniquity Author:Tikhon of Zadonsk
