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How to Return to Church After Lockdown? - Russian priests' answers (in Russian)

Силу Вознесения Господня св. Павел выражает так: "восшед на высоту, пленил плен и дал дары человекам" (Еф. 4, 8). Удовлетворив правде Божией, Господь отверз для нас все сокровища благости Божией. Это и есть плен, или добыча вследствие победы. Начало раздаяния этой добычи человекам есть сошествие Святого Духа, Который, сошедши единожды, всегда пребывает в Церкви и каждому подает что кому потребно, беря все из того же единожды плененного плена. Приди всякий и бери. Но заготовь сокровище-хранительницу - чистое сердце; имей руки, чем брать - веру неразмышляющую, и приступи исканием уповающим и неотступно молящимся. St. Theofan the Recluse.

So we are surrounded, all of us, by people who are in the situation of this paralytic man. If we think of ourselves we will see that many of us are paralysed, incapable of fulfilling all their aspirations; incapable of being what they longed for, incapable of serving others the way their heart speaks; incapable of doing anything they longed for because fear, brokenness has come into them...

Let us look at this parable of the paralytic with new eyes; not thinking of this poor man two thousand years ago who was so lucky that Christ happened to be near him and in the end did what every neighbour should have done. Let us look at each other and have compassion, active compassion; insight; love if we can.

from the sermon of Anthony Bloom of blessed memory

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Russian Orthodox Church

and Skete of the Resurrection of Christ

1201 Hathaway Lane, NE

Fridley, MN 55432

phone ~ 763.574.1001
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