Don't confuse Christ and the devil - Christ NEVER humiliates, bullies or puts us down

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@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
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@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
Forgive me, everyone, for not getting back to your comments the last two videos. There was a lot to do at our Monasteries, both on Mull and Iona, and I personally had a rather difficult time with my migraines. Thank you for being so patient and so understanding with me, I see it and I appreciate it. May we all be blessed, my dear ones.
@emmelia-6068
@emmelia-6068 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this lesson, Father, please pray I will take it to heart and live it by the grace of Christ. I pray your migraines improve ❤🙏
@gretagarbo1119
@gretagarbo1119 8 ай бұрын
Your migraines!😔🥺Nooooooo!❤❤❤❤❤❤
@positivevibeskx1102
@positivevibeskx1102 8 ай бұрын
Father Serafim ,I know one herb which helped me and now I don't suffer anymore from migraine,If you like I could find the latin name and tell you
@milou22rh
@milou22rh 8 ай бұрын
May you feel better soon, Fr.Seraphim. God bless you all
@danielhoulis
@danielhoulis 8 ай бұрын
Fr., I have been getting migraines due to my Chiari malformation. I recently got an occipital release tool and it helps, so maybe it would help yours too. Will pray for you.
@ethan46199
@ethan46199 8 ай бұрын
Father please pray for me, I am a schizophrenic afflicted by delusions that make me think I'm either God or Satan, and that I am incapable of loving. Please pray for me
@nitrianskehosamospravnehok4397
@nitrianskehosamospravnehok4397 8 ай бұрын
Ethan will pray for you ☦️
@WisdomOfSolomon7
@WisdomOfSolomon7 8 ай бұрын
You are man. We are created beings. Do not act on your thoughts and do prostrations. You can be healed of these delusions through denying the passions. Understand the nous. We have these battles. Only seek the truth.
@fl7210
@fl7210 8 ай бұрын
Christ is with you, brother. Have patience and mercy towards yourself. You don’t need an answer to be at peace. Aim your trust at Christ.
@J-J1455
@J-J1455 8 ай бұрын
Ethan I will pray for you, God bless you ❤
@Sean-nl6tq
@Sean-nl6tq 7 ай бұрын
You will be in my prayers
@MeisterEck
@MeisterEck 3 ай бұрын
I am catholic but I must say that I love my orthodox brothers very much especially for your humble and deep spirituality
@DennisBonich
@DennisBonich 8 ай бұрын
I was born Catholic, but i left in 2018 when i was born again by the Spirit of God, and when i started Reading the Bible. I see myself as non denomination but lately i have been so fed up and tired of the division in the protestant church, there are no order and millions of doctrines, i hunger for a Christ like fellowship with true believers, who didnt make a religion out of a specific thing in the Bible, but love the whole bible and the whole truth, and showing love to everyone and not condemnation, how will we win people to Christ with this Pride, that you are better than everyone else. I see myself as a sinner and every year i see myself even worse of a sinner because i understand who i am, and that im nothing without Jesus Christ. Nothing
@raphaelhythloday1932
@raphaelhythloday1932 8 ай бұрын
I’m in the hospital waiting room as my wife is prepped for her C section today. I feel so blessed and happy for this channel. You “dear ones” appreciate you Father.
@Kressa1111
@Kressa1111 8 ай бұрын
I am the one who has been completely failed by human beings and I’m fine with being alone, because I have no other choice. I’m ok with having only Christ, but I don’t hate them for it. I am of course saddened, but I forgive them. Praise God we can still experience love in our deepest sorrow.
@mchsy5554
@mchsy5554 8 ай бұрын
Thank you. I’ve been judged for not being “Christian” enough by my Protestant family. I needed this video.
@MrAKthing
@MrAKthing 8 ай бұрын
I just attended my first Divine Liturgy today, thank you father for being a light guiding me toward Orthodoxy and Christ.
@eleonorarugby7699
@eleonorarugby7699 8 ай бұрын
How I love to hear this hearty 'hello, my dear ones' and everything that follows from the wisdom of this loving Father
@blackrosepetals-w7r
@blackrosepetals-w7r 8 ай бұрын
Father, I am attending Divine Liturgy for the first time this Sunday. I am scared to stand out, experience judgment or make myself look foolish. I do not even know or understand all church traditions yet and I am scared that I will fail in this journey to build a relationship with God and become saved. Please pray for me to have peace and not approach this with dubiousness.
@Zmaqo
@Zmaqo 8 ай бұрын
Hi, I just saw this comment and I wanted to tell you I hope you will feel welcomed at your church ❤ I am probably living on the other side of the world from where you are, but I am so happy to hear that you want to visit our orthodox home.. You already feel like a sister to me even though I know you haven't joined the church yet. I hope everything goes well, Stay brave! ❤❤ We love you! (and I know father Seraphim is praying too 😉😊)
@thereseschab5042
@thereseschab5042 8 ай бұрын
The hardest thing..love those who damage, disrespect, and hate you. This was excellent...thank you Father.
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
For two thousand years, my dear one, from the mouth of Christ and the Holy Apostles to our contemporary Saints (St Silouan, for example) love of one's enemy is the only sure sign that one is on the right path. It is excruciating and it 'kills' you inside (the good death of which Christ spoke, the death to oneself which brings one to Life in Christ), which is why the world has always taken the much easier path to hatred, war and self-destruction (physical and spiritual). May Christ grant us one fracture of one second of His Love for those who crucified Him, and that would change our hearts forever.
@kathywolf4558
@kathywolf4558 8 ай бұрын
@@mullmonastery Fr. your words are true in a world of darkness. I think you should pin this answer up above...others should see your answer because it is actually an answer to many. Blessings of Jesus Christ.
@kianoghuz1033
@kianoghuz1033 8 ай бұрын
Father, my spiritual father recommended me to see your channel as a light for orthodox teachings. I must say I don't regret anything at all. Father please pray for an eventual orthodox mission here in my hometown in Northern Mexico. God bless you eternally
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
May God bless the work you are all doing there, my dear one. The first mission will be difficult, but after that you will see how Christ will multiply His word in abundance! Be blessed and please keep us in your prayers in Northern Mexico.
@waynecolburn8849
@waynecolburn8849 8 ай бұрын
Pray I am saved by Christ. And I live for him alone.
@suetrublu
@suetrublu 8 ай бұрын
This is such an important message! Jesus is my hero, my role model, my reason for living! And you are so right - I have never once felt condemned in His presence, sinner though I am. It was very good to be reminded of this today. God bless you ❤
@deniseneumann
@deniseneumann 3 ай бұрын
Thank you father, I suddenly started to feel so much peace and love at the end of your video. Like an embrace. :)
@Fool4Christ7
@Fool4Christ7 8 ай бұрын
Father thank you for your videos. They have brought clarity and comfort. Please Pray for me, an unworthy sinner (Helena). 🙏🏼 ☦️
@stvn0378
@stvn0378 8 ай бұрын
So rare to hear the truth now days!
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
Christ is THE Truth, dear one, we all struggle to reflect something of Him unto ourselves and those around us. But the Truth, the Absolute and Complete Truth is always available to us in the Sacraments, by communing in His Body and Blood during the Divine Liturgy. May we all be blessed, dear one.
@susannemyall7699
@susannemyall7699 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Father Seraphim for the light you throw around. Too true I stand before the Lord charged with sin. But there is hope, my orthodox catechism has started, please pray for me as I pray for you. 🙏🙏🙏
@gretagarbo1119
@gretagarbo1119 8 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@spookynight8125
@spookynight8125 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!!! Just a little bit ago I was so discouraged and afraid after watching a different video and I cried and told God I really need your help with this. I poured my heart out to him. I keep running into videos that make me feel like I'm doomed no matter how hard I try. Just minutes after begging God to help me, I came to your video and I knew right away that God lead me to it. Everything you said was exactly what I needed to hear. ❤ God bless you! Thank you so much!
@chenli9062
@chenli9062 7 ай бұрын
Dear Father, we are of different background but in this moment, you’re my spiritual father. I have experienced horrible bullying on my path, at a place where I least thought I would be put down by others who’re on the same path, or claim to be. It definitely made me doubt my path. People who are envious and miserable within themselves, and simply wanted to make me feel bad about myself in the name of “correcting” me. I couldn’t tell you how much I need these words now. Thank you. God bless you ❤🙏
@dismaspickman773
@dismaspickman773 8 ай бұрын
Wonderfully said. The more we realize our own sin, the harder it is to judge and condemn others. Those who judge and condemn freely, tend to have little understanding of their own lack, or cannot believe they could ever be forgiven--but of course the can! If you want forgiveness, you must forgive.
@MarkoZorecHimself
@MarkoZorecHimself 8 ай бұрын
I am a Catholic from Slovenia... Dear Father Serafim, I completely agree: love is the highest value towards which we must strive. Love will be the sole criterion by which we are judged. Love; everything else will turn to dust. I remember one of your recordings, dear Father Serafim, when you spoke about resetting our spiritual lives and urged us to sometimes remember deeply in our hearts the reason why we are Christians at all. For me, it was love. It was because of the existence of love that I became a Christian. And our God Jesus Christ, He Himself is love. Whoever has this love in their heart will never judge or condemn their fellow human being. Every person, born at any time on this planet, is born from the love of the same God in whom we believe, so we must always wish only good for every human being and also pray for their salvation. Especially for the unbelievers, we must pray and sincerely wish them well, for they do not know the love of Christ that we know. What a grace this is for us... I wish you all the best, dear Father Serafim, because of your infinite compassion and divine love, you are a true inspiration for all the people of this world.
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
May Christ bless His entire creation, dear one. We are all His work, we are His inheritance, we are the fruit of His Love - how can Love put forth fruit that is not compatible with Love? This is why He taught us to discern among those who claim to be His followers according to the fruit they bring: if they are rooted in God Who Is Love, what other fruit that love could they possibly have? And if they don't, if their fruit is self-righteousness and condemnation of others, then their roots are nourished by someone else, not God. Be blessed, my dear one, be blessed.
@windflowler
@windflowler 5 ай бұрын
Thankyou Father , you always leave me repenting and crying at the overwhelming love and forgiveness Christ has for me , thanyou bless you Father
@bethhivley2633
@bethhivley2633 8 ай бұрын
Aw. You are such a beautiful human being, such a beautiful soul Father, and you are soooooo precious to God! We love you. Thank you for your sacrifices ❤❤❤
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
That is too kind to say, dear one. The beauty you perceive is almost certainly a reflection of your own and has nothing to do with me. Like everyone else, I am a fallen human being, struggling to keep my head above the surface and only being able to do so by the grace of God. May we all be blessed, dear one.
@bethhivley2633
@bethhivley2633 8 ай бұрын
@@mullmonastery well, it’s the truth. And thank you for your kind comments. I can see your soul and how beautiful indeed it is. It just pours forth from you. I can’t help but see that! And yes we are all fallen and struggle. Oh the Lord knows my sufferings well. But I love Him immensely!! I have learned a lot from you and appreciate your videos. I will be praying for you and pray God will deliver you from your migraines. I know how those go and how debilitating they are. I am very broken literally (I was an athlete my entire life and now 50 years old and broken. Lol ) almost my entire spine is degenerated and am seeing a spine surgeon Monday. Every disc in my neck is pretty much destroyed and the same in my entire lower lumbar and some in my thoracic spine. I have the worst headaches every day of my life for probably eight months now most days of the week I have a headache. The pain is beyond intense in my neck, so after many failed conservative treatments, nothing has worked. I have a lot of praying and discerning to do regarding this appointment Monday. Surgery is the last thing that I want to do but I’ve been dealing with this for a couple of years now actually four years from my neck and then 25 years for the rest of my spine. But all to His Glory! Be well my sweet friend!
@kaminasego
@kaminasego 8 ай бұрын
Amen Father, I have never been condemned by Christ but I have been by other Christians, especially other denominations. I am protestant but I learn and grow from all of Christ's children, thank you for this message.
@MarkoZorecHimself
@MarkoZorecHimself 8 ай бұрын
Dear brother in Christ, I am Catholic, you are Protestant, and yet here we are conversing on a channel moderated by Orthodox Christians. Isn't that wonderful? The true light of God's love evidently shines in such a way that everyone can see it. I am sorry if anyone has ever condemned you for being Protestant. Each of us comes from our own space, culture; each has a slightly different understanding of theological principles. However, at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is whether we do things in our lives out of a motive of genuine love for one another. Everything else will turn to dust. And just as dear Father Seraphim said: what is true love, our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us. He said, "Love your enemies." By this, he meant that we should love absolutely everyone in this world, as they are all born of the love of the same God the Father, just as we are. Even if we ever do something wrong due to our fallen human nature and limited abilities, if we only have that love in our hearts, about which Lord Christ speaks to us, we can hope to be saved through his infinite grace. And because we know how merciful he is, yet we are full of sin, therefore our repentance can be genuine. Let us repent, pray, and hope for the salvation of us all. All the best, dear brother.
@DennisBonich
@DennisBonich 8 ай бұрын
What do you mean we can hope to be saved? Salvation is something we can know right? ​@@MarkoZorecHimself
@saramalak3490
@saramalak3490 3 ай бұрын
Father, you are so incredibly awesome! May God reward you abundantly and protect you. Remember me in your prayers + Sarah
@Cegros
@Cegros 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Father. For always being a light in in my deepest darknesses of my own fashioning.
@Sharon-hn9wn
@Sharon-hn9wn 8 ай бұрын
Father, you are a blessing. Thank you for these messages of love. God bless you, always.
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
Please remember us in your prayers, dear one, and may Christ bless all of us.
@dwaddell9228
@dwaddell9228 8 ай бұрын
Your words said are what I need to hear to help capture and keep watch over my thoughts. Thank you Jesus .
@ThePhilosorpheus
@ThePhilosorpheus 8 ай бұрын
A quotation that I find pertinent to the subject: "towards God, we should have the heart of a child, towards others, the heart of a mother, and towards ourselves, the heart of a judge" - St. Peter of Alcántara God bless you brothers and sisters, and thank you Father for the advice 🙏 cheers!
@ReginaCæliLætare
@ReginaCæliLætare 8 ай бұрын
This is what it's all about, brother. Much love. Glory to the most Holy Trinity.
@caveoverthesea
@caveoverthesea 8 ай бұрын
Today God showed me that I have the heart of a murderer. Not that I actually murdered anyone, but that my hostility and judgemental attitude toward my neighbor was utterly bereft of love. This was very clear to me. Then I turned to this video and here you are speaking to the very thing that I see in myself. Thank you father for your teaching on this. So many times you have addressed issues that I struggle with. God bless you and thank you. I thank God for your voice and heart and allowing our Saviour to speak through you.
@eldieh203
@eldieh203 8 ай бұрын
Thank you father for this message, this is what God is calling me to change
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
It is so beautiful when our hearts see clearly what Christ is calling us to change, my dear one. That is such treasure, such amazing opportunity to open ourselves to His presence and grace. May you be blessed beyond your hopes, my dear one, and please remember us in your prayers.
@AshleyHorjus
@AshleyHorjus 8 ай бұрын
🔥🙏🔥 Humility...another beautiful lesson. Thank you, Sir. 🤍 Endless new Beginnings and forgiveness. Thank you, Lord. Amen, Amen, Amen.
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
Glory be to God for all seeds of Light in our lives, dear one. We need to learn to focus more on these and to stop internalising and reflect the darkness around us. This would only increase the Light: in us and in the world. May we all be blessed, my dear one
@ChildofGod98765
@ChildofGod98765 8 ай бұрын
I keep faith even though it’s been a tough three years. Faith will always defeat the enemy. Lord give me strength as a single mother I’m struggling to make ends meet. Both of my sons are special needs and require much from me. So Lord Jesus I turn to you as I struggle to buy groceries, and as I struggle to pay the rent every month. There are many different obstacles that I face. Sometimes I want to give up. But it’s great knowing I can turn to our Heavenly Father he is always there for us. God gives all of us strength to face another day.
@nok1c
@nok1c 8 ай бұрын
God bless you.
@grizzly8296
@grizzly8296 8 ай бұрын
Bless you Father! You've really helped me, love from Macedonia ❤
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
Glory be to God, dear one. That makes all of us grateful for Christ's gifts and for the work He blesses our Monasteries to do. Please remember us in your prayers.
@ValentinaKajcinovska
@ValentinaKajcinovska 8 ай бұрын
I am Macedonian!!! From Australia 🦘🦘🌏,🙏
@Jass_Agape
@Jass_Agape 8 ай бұрын
Dear Father Seraphim, thank you for your videos and support. People are lost today more than ever that I remember. Especially after so called pandemic. Many thanks 🙏
@EveryTongue
@EveryTongue 2 ай бұрын
Oh goodness❤
@HannahBanana-d4e
@HannahBanana-d4e 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your videos.
@merg-vh5sx
@merg-vh5sx 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this message, Father. Blessed Lent everyone! ❤
@JWellsUp
@JWellsUp 8 ай бұрын
1 Corinthians 13 Faith hope and love and the greatest of these 3 is LOVE. Love and mercy goes hand in hand You can’t have one without the other.
@biggiesmall4817
@biggiesmall4817 8 ай бұрын
Father Seraphim, you are so eloquently spoken. This video has come at the right time for me personally. This weekend I am going to become a catechumen, and one thing that has been tearing me up inside is the spirit of condemnation that exists on the internet. Thank you for snapping me out of my funk and getting me back to the source of love. Glory to god, thanks Fr. Seraphim!
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
My dear sibling in Christ, if you can avoid the internet as much as possible this entire Lent, you will never regret it. You would build a nest around your soul during this time, like a spiritual fortress, and you would be free from all the hatred that comes from the world, while feeling free to open yourself to all the love that your priest and local community no doubt have for you. This is a wonderful time to be a catechumen, may Lent give you all its spiritual gifts, my dear one. And remember us in your prayers
@biggiesmall4817
@biggiesmall4817 8 ай бұрын
@@mullmonastery thank you for responding! That sounds like great advice, I will do what you suggest. My local parish is an incredible community and I will try to spend as much time with them as possible! :)
@lisarathmancrumley4668
@lisarathmancrumley4668 8 ай бұрын
I have never been loved, by anyone...only abused.
@kathymaxted9485
@kathymaxted9485 8 ай бұрын
Thankyou for your videos. I feel somehow comforted. I tried a new church and no ladies spoke to me. I guess i should go back but i feel like crying. I just want a church family. 😔
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
I am so sorry, dear one. Do not be quick to run away. Give them and yourself a second and a third chance. Remember that sometimes, Christ sends us in a place not only for our own growth, but also for the growth of that community. Give them time, allow them to be imperfect, then slowly and gently (by personal example, not by reproaching) show them how they should welcome a stranger. Perhaps no one welcomed them either, so they simply do not know how to do it. Fight for them and fight for yourself, dear one. We are all worth fighting for.
@kathymaxted9485
@kathymaxted9485 8 ай бұрын
@@mullmonastery thankyou Fr Seraphim Aldea. That is good advice. God bless you
@mirunabelea9820
@mirunabelea9820 8 ай бұрын
This can be the case in "old" parishes, where everybody already knows each other. It's easy (not nice, just easy) to overlook the newlings when you're eager to catch up with your friends. It can feel like a clique until they notice that you've been there several times. Then people will want to know what you're up to. Don't get discouraged, orthodox parishes with a missionary mindset are not the norm. As Father said, they might have no idea how to welcome and accommodate new faces.
@mirunabelea9820
@mirunabelea9820 8 ай бұрын
That being said, I come from a reach out-oriented parish, and found it extremely difficult to fit into any other subsequent "regular" parish. I know the loneliness that comes with it.
@kathymaxted9485
@kathymaxted9485 6 ай бұрын
@@mirunabelea9820 I can relate to your experience x
@Andrhugh
@Andrhugh 8 ай бұрын
Father, truly you have helped me to become much closer to the truth of Christ than any other man. I have had no spiritual father for any direction, ever, in my life. You took that place with just these short videos. Which do many things. I find peace and prayer to be much more consistent and present in me since. Please pray for me that I will never stray from Christ, that I will be hired as a police man and that those who I interact with will see Christ through me. I thank you truly, from my heart. - Nikolas
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
My dear Nikolas, I pray Christ grants all the good things your heart desires, but you do not need my prayer. You have St Nicholas guarding over you - there is nothing (absolutely nothing) that he cannot or will not give you if the thing you ask for is for your salvation. If I could sign a contract entrusting my soul to the care of St Nicholas, I would sign it in a heartbeat. Don't waste this amazing gift, dear one. Ask for his intercession and you will see from your own experience how close and ready to help he is. Remember me in your prayers before him too.
@lydiagore-jones905
@lydiagore-jones905 8 ай бұрын
You don’t know me dear Fr Seraphim, but your words here are exactly what I need right now, before the Great Fast begins. I can even say Christ has spoken to me through you. Say a prayer for me, dear Fr, and for my husband Seraphim and daughter Seraphima, for our salvation.
@mkeenan1955
@mkeenan1955 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Father for those encouraging words. Recently I went to confession and the priest told me to put a fence around the tree or its fruit will be stolen. I was confessing my problem of anger. He said that my anger will create bad effects on others. I have been pondering this in light of what you said in this video and Nicephorus the Solitary says about this, about the tree.
@savaflyfishing9280
@savaflyfishing9280 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Fr. Seraphim for bringing hope in this dark times
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
Christ is the Source of all good things, my dear one, and our greatest Hope. May we all see the fulfilment of His promise in our own beings when the time comes.
@Zmaqo
@Zmaqo 8 ай бұрын
Father Seraphim, I love you! We love you so much! I just wanted to let you know 😊
@tatjanas6872
@tatjanas6872 8 ай бұрын
Thank you father for these words.Greetings from Serbia❤
@Slovakson1
@Slovakson1 8 ай бұрын
You indeed echo my Slovak "baba". Thanks for sharing your Eastern Christian witness. My only cavate is that at times me need to shout out forcefully against injustice against the bullies and we need to use very harsh words to protect others who are oppressed. If that results in those bullies' egos (AKA false selves) being crushed in extreme cases so be it (in the short term). Better for them to need counseling and psychiatric treatment than do further irreparable harm to others (I speak as one who has undergone deep psychological and spiritual trauma myself. I don't say this lightly.) The goal should never be condemnation of their person but to prevent them from doing further harm.
@gailhanlon727
@gailhanlon727 8 ай бұрын
This talk resonated with me. I hope to completely change my attitude towards the way I will love others. I am so grateful to you for helping me see things so much clearer. I am not to be the boisterous orchestra leader in my life directing others. I instead will hope to be the quiet triangle in Gods orchestra of love.
@jtullius
@jtullius 8 ай бұрын
I love you too Fr. Seraphim. Thank you for these words.
@geraldtufto868
@geraldtufto868 8 ай бұрын
Amen. Thank God it turned out that those people and voices weren't speaking for Christ after all.
@howstunningly
@howstunningly 8 ай бұрын
Thank-you so much Father. You are truly a Blessing to us and we thank the Lord. So many of us needed to hear this tonight! 🙏 God Bless You! 🙏
@paul-3614
@paul-3614 8 ай бұрын
Well said, Father. The truth will set us free. Jesus, teach us to truly love one another ❤️ 🙏
@monicazellner8380
@monicazellner8380 8 ай бұрын
Take all the time you need, brother in Christ, you are loved.
@hairbyemiiilyrose
@hairbyemiiilyrose 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for these beautiful words that only God could give me amen amen amen💗
@theconnecticutourriver
@theconnecticutourriver 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Father Seraphim, God bless you.
@carlanderson6205
@carlanderson6205 8 ай бұрын
Truly you speak the from the heart of Jesus. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Listening to you speak is helping me so very much in my own spiritual journey. Thank you for your help and God bless you and your Brothers.
@Sharon-hn9wn
@Sharon-hn9wn 8 ай бұрын
Father, I will pray for your good health in Jesus name.
@annaread3829
@annaread3829 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Father for the reminder that the condemning voices inside of us are not God and it most cases not even our own. They have been placed there by others throughout our life. Pray we have the grace and strength to ignore these “negative voices” and draw closer to Christ and His love this Lenten season. Thanks you so much for being a bright light on Utube!
@katiemarshall8849
@katiemarshall8849 8 ай бұрын
Father you are a joy to the world .. thank you 💖
@amirasaad630
@amirasaad630 8 ай бұрын
We love you in Christ too dear father. May the lord forgive us for every judgmental thought 🙏 I have come to recognize within me from my experience that if ever I feel judgment towards anyone , it is a sign of my own lack of repentance and its time go back to Christ. Pray for me lest He imparts the same judgment upon me 🙏😕
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
If we all took the time to stop as soon as we recognise the fire of judgement burning in us, and if we asked ourselves the reasons for the judgement, if we allowed ourselves to be cold and analytical about these reasons, we would always discover our own sinfulness hiding behind the judgement of others. But to stop oneself once that flame takes hold of one's heart is difficult, because its fuel is deep in all of us. Be blessed, my dear one, be blessed
@zoilife3929
@zoilife3929 8 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for your true words father! I was having those thoughts lately and want to make a restart now that the fasting started. It was the perfect timing to hear your great advice! Your blessings☦️🙏🏻
@ValentinaKajcinovska
@ValentinaKajcinovska 8 ай бұрын
An outstanding video thankyou ❤
@dianeduquette6368
@dianeduquette6368 8 ай бұрын
God Bless you Father I pray for your healing🙏🏼🕊✝️
@rickcampanella4254
@rickcampanella4254 5 ай бұрын
Love is the greatest command
@JWellsUp
@JWellsUp 8 ай бұрын
Lamentations 3:22-23 The LORD’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent;k 23 They are renewed each morning- great is your faithfulness! His love and mercy is endless and your sins are never to great for his pardon. Amen
@UrsulaPainter
@UrsulaPainter 8 ай бұрын
Mockery and humiliation is how those who serve evil attempt to control individuals. The only opinion we need to pay attention to is that of the Holy Spirit of Almighty God in Jesus Christ, Holy Yeshua Hamashiach.
@jasmin-ve6ep
@jasmin-ve6ep 8 ай бұрын
Thank you greatly for this Father
@jasmelliot3069
@jasmelliot3069 8 ай бұрын
Thank you father seraphim your words were timely ❤
@mundea
@mundea 8 ай бұрын
God bless you Father; great to see you in an extra crisp picture quality (:
@jimfoard5671
@jimfoard5671 8 ай бұрын
Bless you.
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
May we all be blessed, dear one.
@Chinosandflipflops
@Chinosandflipflops 8 ай бұрын
Brother, thank you for your witness to the love of Christ.
@patredman3733
@patredman3733 8 ай бұрын
Amen and a personal thank you for your prayers and words, yes, I’m always blessed to hear God’s voice of love through you - I’m amazed how each time, your words underline something He’s been teaching me. So sorry to hear the migraines have been bothering you again, with great respect, my humble prayers are with you dearest of brothers in Christ 🤗
@antuzapletea7968
@antuzapletea7968 8 ай бұрын
Thank You Father for remembering once again. It is usefull always, because of my short memory. And is also more easy to regard and judge then look deep inside of myself. Your blessing!
@henriettanovember4733
@henriettanovember4733 4 ай бұрын
Bless your Grandmother!
@supercharge7100
@supercharge7100 8 ай бұрын
There will always be Risks on your walk with GOD however there are no if's and's or but's with Salvation If you Believe that JESUS CHRIST is LORD AND MESSIAH and truly Believe that GOD has made all things follow his commandments love one another and most importantly love him AMEN!!!
@CA06917
@CA06917 8 ай бұрын
I hope to come to the Monestery one day. You are a lovely example of purity and love.
@petercollette6709
@petercollette6709 8 ай бұрын
Amen❤
@unapequeñaalma
@unapequeñaalma 8 ай бұрын
AMEN! Thank you so much for this teaching, beloved Father. God knows that these are the words I needed to hear that deeply touched my heart. May our Lord Christ Jesus, who is Love Himself, help us to grow in His merciful love and to love as He does, even if it is just a drop of His Love. God bless you and keep you! Thank you so much!!!
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
Glory be to God for all good things, my dear one. Please remember our Monasteries in your prayers and may Christ bless all of us.
@unapequeñaalma
@unapequeñaalma 8 ай бұрын
@@mullmonastery So be it!!! Yes, Father!!
@s0j0rnh1ntrlnd5
@s0j0rnh1ntrlnd5 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. I lost my family because of abuse to me. I pray for them everyday.
@2112justinv
@2112justinv 8 ай бұрын
You are a true disciple of Christ.
@guybuddyman838
@guybuddyman838 8 ай бұрын
Jesus gave me a new heart. A new perspective but I kept my thick skin. it’s a tough world out there. Pick up that cross daily my Brothers and Sisters keep moving forward.
@Sudden-Death
@Sudden-Death 8 ай бұрын
Wisdom of Christ always fills and feeds my heart, your message filled my heart today thank you for your works and words on that come to us on behalf of Jesus
@elisabethpanama9250
@elisabethpanama9250 8 ай бұрын
Glory be to God that you’re better from the migraines and can return from them with words that uplift the spirit, mind, and heart. Thank you Fr Seraphim, for loving us as you do and for reminding us of our Lord Jesus Christs’ LOVE for us.
@motormiracles
@motormiracles 8 ай бұрын
Right on target here. Thank you! I pray that you are free from migraines in the future. A'men, a'men, a'men!
@nna4532
@nna4532 5 ай бұрын
Father, thank you for such powerful and loving message! ❤ I needed to hear those words since I fall into judgement very often mainly in my head, and when I catch those ugly and judgemental thoughts I pray for that person and I pray for forgiveness for both of us! But I'm still doing it, and I hate it ! Your words opened me very depths of Christ love and patience to all of us then who I'm to judge other creations of God!?
@pabloyanez8003
@pabloyanez8003 8 ай бұрын
I am besieged by my past Abba. I am now almost 4 months clean from the stupefying substance of marihuana. My sobriety is my God. I am trying to keep what is best from my former self and the elements that connected me to others. It was dark music (sometimes not so dark), obscure literature and philosophy which were giving me this sense of novelty and magic. I feel empty without this. I know there's great wisdom in the desert fathers and the gospels. I'm so ignorant of the Old Testament. Don't know where to start. Recently I started reading Leo Tolstoy's The Gospel in Brief to get myself acquainted with the word of God. There's this nothingness that seems to drown me mercilessly.
@STMukr
@STMukr 8 ай бұрын
Отче Серафим помолитесь c братьями о мире там где сейчас война. Особенно за Украину, Россию. Это война разделит пол мира и еще больше горе принесет всем. Прошу молитв сердечных с воздыханиями. Doamne miluieste.☦🙏🕊
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
War is the ultimate expression of hatred, my dear one, and as far from God as we can possibly fall while in this life. We all need to pray for peace and for the salvation of all.
@STMukr
@STMukr 8 ай бұрын
@@mullmonastery Amen father.🙏☦
@tschoenfeld1781
@tschoenfeld1781 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for your messages in a world of stormy seas - the beacon of light you provide through your voice is beautiful and calming
@milou22rh
@milou22rh 8 ай бұрын
It takes minutes to forgive intellectually but it takes ages to forgive emotionally 🫤
@g.bryant6694
@g.bryant6694 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing these words, you have helped me 🙏🏼
@MalikaIC
@MalikaIC 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Father for your prayers for us and may God keep on blessing you and your monestry..
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
That is so kind of you, dear one. May we all be blessed, may we all find our salvation in Christ.
@jarrakis4834
@jarrakis4834 8 ай бұрын
This shows how far I am from where I’d like to be. Blessings
@TK33270
@TK33270 8 ай бұрын
Beautifully said. Thank you. I desperately needed to hear this just now. Once again I am filled with hope and purpose. Bless you.
@SCAMSPEECHOFFICIAL
@SCAMSPEECHOFFICIAL 8 ай бұрын
Your videos help a lot , the knowledge monks have , the life experience itself is so advanced , you are a Gem , Thank you from my heart for the videos
@mullmonastery
@mullmonastery 8 ай бұрын
God is with us, my dear one, with all of us without exception. Even when we are fallen, when we are in the depth of our sin and hell, Christ is with us, and His deepest desire is always the same: to save us from the darkness to which we opened ourselves. Be blessed, and please remember us in your prayers.
@justinrobinson9583
@justinrobinson9583 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this message
@popescucristian8978
@popescucristian8978 7 ай бұрын
as a kid i used to love bickering and swear words but only now do i realise that i suffer from the passion of verbal bloodlust oh dear Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner please help me rid myself of this passion Amen ☦️
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