Truly, enemies have cut me loose from the world and have
stretched out my hands to the hem of Thy garment.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them.
Bless them and multiply them; multiply them and make them
even more bitterly against me: So that my fleeing to Thee may
have no return; so that all hope in men may be scattered like
cobwebs; so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my
soul; so that my heart may become the grave of my two evil
twins: arrogance and anger; so that I might amass all my
treasure in heaven; ah, so that I may for once be freed from
self deception, which has entangled me in the dreadful web of
illusory life.
Enemies have taught me to know what hardly anyone knows,
that a person has no enemies in the world except himself.
One hates his enemies only when he fails to realize that they
are not enemies, but cruel friends. It is truly difficult for me to
say who has done me more good and who has done me more
evil in the world: friends or enemies. Therefore bless, O Lord,
both my friends and my enemies.
A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a
son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that
his enemies cannot touch his life. Therefore he freely steps
among them and prays to God for them.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them. Amen
By St Nicolai of Zica, at
http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic
Truly, enemies have cut me loose from the world and have
stretched out my hands to the hem of Thy garment.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them.
Bless them and multiply them; multiply them and make them
even more bitterly against me: So that my fleeing to Thee may
have no return; so that all hope in men may be scattered like
cobwebs; so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my
soul; so that my heart may become the grave of my two evil
twins: arrogance and anger; so that I might amass all my
treasure in heaven; ah, so that I may for once be freed from
self deception, which has entangled me in the dreadful web of
illusory life.
Enemies have taught me to know what hardly anyone knows,
that a person has no enemies in the world except himself.
One hates his enemies only when he fails to realize that they
are not enemies, but cruel friends. It is truly difficult for me to
say who has done me more good and who has done me more
evil in the world: friends or enemies. Therefore bless, O Lord,
both my friends and my enemies.
A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a
son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that
his enemies cannot touch his life. Therefore he freely steps
among them and prays to God for them.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them. Amen
By St Nicolai of Zica, at
http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic
Truly, enemies have cut me loose from the world and have
stretched out my hands to the hem of Thy garment.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them.
Bless them and multiply them; multiply them and make them
even more bitterly against me: So that my fleeing to Thee may
have no return; so that all hope in men may be scattered like
cobwebs; so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my
soul; so that my heart may become the grave of my two evil
twins: arrogance and anger; so that I might amass all my
treasure in heaven; ah, so that I may for once be freed from
self deception, which has entangled me in the dreadful web of
illusory life.
Enemies have taught me to know what hardly anyone knows,
that a person has no enemies in the world except himself.
One hates his enemies only when he fails to realize that they
are not enemies, but cruel friends. It is truly difficult for me to
say who has done me more good and who has done me more
evil in the world: friends or enemies. Therefore bless, O Lord,
both my friends and my enemies.
A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a
son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that
his enemies cannot touch his life. Therefore he freely steps
among them and prays to God for them.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them. Amen
By St Nicolai of Zica, at
http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic
Truly, enemies have cut me loose from the world and have
stretched out my hands to the hem of Thy garment.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them.
Bless them and multiply them; multiply them and make them
even more bitterly against me: So that my fleeing to Thee may
have no return; so that all hope in men may be scattered like
cobwebs; so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my
soul; so that my heart may become the grave of my two evil
twins: arrogance and anger; so that I might amass all my
treasure in heaven; ah, so that I may for once be freed from
self deception, which has entangled me in the dreadful web of
illusory life.
Enemies have taught me to know what hardly anyone knows,
that a person has no enemies in the world except himself.
One hates his enemies only when he fails to realize that they
are not enemies, but cruel friends. It is truly difficult for me to
say who has done me more good and who has done me more
evil in the world: friends or enemies. Therefore bless, O Lord,
both my friends and my enemies.
A slave curses enemies, for he does not understand. But a
son blesses them, for he understands. For a son knows that
his enemies cannot touch his life. Therefore he freely steps
among them and prays to God for them.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them
and do not curse them. Amen
By St Nicolai of Zica, at
http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic