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SPIRITUAL LESSONS


53. THE SERMON OF PATRIARCH MOSES
ABOUT THE WAY OF FOLLOWING COMMANDMENT OF JESUS CHRIST:
“LOVE YOU ENEMIES”,
12.10.2008


 

The eighteenth Sunday after the Feast of Holy Trinity

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Glory to Jesus Christ, dear brothers and sisters!

We all should understand what we feel with our hearts. We should follow the feeling which is comprehended by our hearts, our souls, that God is a source of life, a source of love.

We work out to learn our hearts to be in love. Because Jesus said: "Love your enemies"(Luke, VI: 35). It is very difficult, almost impossible. It is absolutely unreal, if not to ask God. Because what is impossible for the man is possible for God. And so the prayer will always help us in different situations: "Oh God, give me forgiveness and love to this person or to that person."

The evil is activating. And we should not be in this process of evil. We should ask God forgiveness and love to have the protection of God's energy.

This love is not an abstraction. It is not just the thought in your head. It is the energy. Due to this energy here is such beautiful world around us. Due to this energy here is the space, which God created with His Love. If God had created this world without love, it would be very unattractive, dull. And how beautifully God put the stars on the sky, how beautifully He created the Earth! How wisely He created the man and all the world around him! The scientists have investigated only 6 per cent of those knowledge there is. They do not know a lot and do not understand a lot. For example they do not understand the spiritual healings, which happen with people. And it must be human rights standards. But scientists and some other people do not understand that and give it up. It is good that people who were born in Christian faith accept it.

We must follow the saving faith because it has saved us from the evil, which envelops this world. We should redeem with love and forgiveness. "To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things," said Apostles when all world pursued them (1 Corinthians, IV: 11-13). They were in the sheepskins, so they were like hobos. So Apostles were almost hobos. But all other world was not worth them. They were persecuted, but the world was not worth them. We are not persecuted yet, because we are not ready for such persecution. But we still suffer that endless oppression from our neighbors, from the state. When we try to do something the neighbors start to rage. And not only near the Temple but everywhere. They rage because dark angels are afraid of that God's light and love. Why? Because love burns them out. Love burns out that darkness and heavy energy, which they have.

That is why we should be in unity. Do not look for a speck in your brother's eye and do not see the log in your own eye. We should be slow in judging, because we fall down before the God's eyes. God becomes sad for us, He watched and it hurts God when we are arrogant, when we start to judge each other, because we have seen that somebody made more sins. And maybe you also make even more sins, but nobody see it except God. So, we should be afraid of judging, and then we are not judged.

When we do the good things, we should understand that the same good things will return to us on the Heavens. If you want to receive the good, so do good things. We must be an example in the life, especially now in this difficult time, when people lose faith. We see that adventurism is idealized and impudence is brought up. As an example you can remind some deputies. But I will not say their names, no positive emotions appear because of it. We have positive emotions when we talk about God, about Savior, about Jesus, who loves us and who gave His Life for us. And moreover, He continues to give Himself for the sake of our redeeming.

It is clear that we should concentrate on the positive things. If the sky is beautiful today, look on it and glorify God for the beautiful day, for everything. That we are here now, that we can pray and call God with prayer and we know that He hears our payer and helps our faithful to be healed.

We should pray, because Jesus said: "if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven"(Matthew, XVIII: 19). And the prayer of hundred people, thousand people in the name of God is much more powerful, then God give us more. Not everything, but a lot: well-being, proper spiritual enlightment. Because Ukrainian people will be redeemed only when they have spiritual clear sight. It cannot appear in one night, people can only become embittered. This is happening now: obduracy of hearts, lack of faith. And Devil reaps the fruits of his labors, which come up well - the dissoluteness and everything what he can give. That is why we should be very strong team, like a ship in the stormy sea. Do not do anything without a captain, without blessing, because if you will turn the sail in the wrong way the ship will sink. We should be very carefully and move ahead with prayer to God, with hope. Move confidently, because with God everything should be confident. "Who is against us if God is with us."

And the main prayer, which should last now, is the prayer: "Oh God, give me love and forgiveness." You have suddenly reminded something bad, awful, alarming, difficult, pray then: "Oh God, give me love and forgiveness." That you do not get into the hospital with these thoughts, that not to ruin blood or heart, do not develop a cancer in yourself. Do not ruin yourself! What for, if the enemy oppresses you so much and you allow that his doings acted against you. Rest your hopes on God: "Oh God, I give everything into your hands; I can do nothing without you in this world. That is why, oh God, help me. Give me love and forgiveness because I hate him." Ask love and forgiveness to this or that person, to all situations, to your illness. Love and forgiveness, love and forgiveness to everything. And do not forget to do all other prayers: "Holy God?", prayer of glorifying God, prayer to your Angel. Be on the contact with him. (But do not become absorbed by it, that not to fall in some passion).

Everything should be reasonably. And love gives that proper calmness, that balance, which will protect you, when somebody wants you to lose the balance, that you fall down in low energies. God said very clearly in the Gospel: "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil" (Luke, VI: 35). You all want to be God's children. So do it all, what will help you to make Earth life. And the Earth life gives an opportunity to forgive the evil, which is near us. When you go on the Heavens where will be nobody to offend you and nobody you should forgive. There will be no jealousy or wickedness. There are no dark angels: no slyness, no offence, there is nothing bad there. There is absolute God's Light in its beauty, in its dimensions. And a lot of beautiful souls. And we will be there only with our angels with only positive energies. All dark will be cleaned, will leave us, hard destinies will leave us too. That is why let's do good things. Then we really go out of that darkness and become God's sons and daughters, His children. God teaches us this. He is our Savior; we should take it, because it is true.

We thank God for love, for the good. And let's pray for the people, who do not want our prayer, but they need it and God knows it, they also need healing.

Let God bless everyone, our clergy, all of us. And let God help us to redeem, because we really move along this road. And if you will even try to meet with the other clergy, with other churches, if you look for the church which is similar to us, you will not find. It is a pity, but it is true. If they exist somewhere in this system, hidden, tired sheep it is their choice to unite with us or not. We could reinforce them. It is a pity but it is very difficult to find people, who love God sincerely.

Thank you, God, for Your love, for your good, for your blessing!

Glory to Jesus Christ!

 

Apostle (2 Corinthians, 11:31-12:9):

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31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

32 Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me,

33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.

 

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1 I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven--whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows.

3 And I know that this man was caught up into paradise--whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows--

4 and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter.

5 On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses.

6 Though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me.

7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh,a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.

8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.

9 ²But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

 

Gospel (Luke, 6:31-36):

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31 And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

32 "If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.

35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

 

 




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