Comments on: As we think, so we live. Almost Heaven, West Virginia. Pilgrimage to the Hermitage of the Holy Cross, Wayne, WV Part 1

By: helen

helen — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:48:01 +0000

David: I am transcribing one of Father Seraphim's sermons right now which I think will address the issue you brought up about "darkness in the soul…no room for the Resurrection of Christ" Please look for Father's sermon, hopefully it will be published in the next couple of days. Oh, yes, there is room for the LIGHT OF CHRIST AND HIS RESURRECTION IN YOUR SOUL, my dear brother in Christ. I've also been struggling with much darkness most of my life. The Lord helps me thru Holy Confession and reading the prayers from the Orthodox prayer books coupled with private prayers and prayers to the saints. Christ be with you!

By: helen

helen — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:11:01 +0000

I loved this article, Father Seraphim. The photos are wonderful. Looking forward to reading Parts 2 and 3, et cetera !!!

By: David A.

David A. — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:46:25 +0000

Father Bless:
Father you are not alone in having feelings like these. I have a tag line which you may have seen which says, "Pessimism is just an ugly word for pattern recognition" Another which says, "It's always darkest just before it gets pitch black" These things, while being "cute" are a reflection of the darkness in my own soul because there is no room for the Resurrection of Christ in statements like these. I struggle with the darkness, especially now and many times, most times in fact, it wins. I need to learn to struggle against the darkness, instead of with it. That's what I see you do, you struggle against it.
In Christ,
David