A Good Word from the Fathers...

“You cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. All condemnation is from the devil. Never condemn each other. We condemn others only because we shun knowing ourselves. Someone who is busy trying to understand himself has no time to gaze at the shortcomings of others. When we gaze at our own failings, we see such a swamp that nothing in another person can equal it. That is why we turn away, and make much of the faults of others. Instead of condemning others, strive to reach inner peace.”
~ St Seraphim of Sarov 

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