Christ is the Church and the Church is Christ, Who made all of us members of His Body. When you love Christ, you simultaneously love all people, without asking yourself if they are worthy or unworthy of love, or if they will accept or reject it. When you want to meet Christ, you will find Him in the Church, because here all of humanity is united with God in the Person of Christ. You cannot communicate with Christ and, at the same time, have bad relationships with other people.
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When you see that the devil has your child by the throat, instead of getting angry at your son for straying from the right path, turn to God. Learn to turn to God in prayer for your children.
Instead of scolding or condemning them, ask God to intervene in your struggles with your children.
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
We need to be careful not to harbour any resentment against those who harm us, but rather to pray for them with love. Whatever any of our fellow men does, we should never think evil of him. We need always to have thoughts of love and always to think good of others. Look at Saint Stephen the first martyr. He prayed, Lord, do not hold this sin against them. We need to do the same.
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
