HAVE PATIENCE WITH YOURSELF! GIVE YOURSELF THE TIME AND THE CHANCE TO GROW SPIRITUALLY

Be flexible and patient in your spiritual life. Have mercy, have love for the potential of holiness hidden in you. Remind yourself with humility that the pain of your failure is as much part of your process of becoming as the joy coming from spiritual growth. Do not lose everything because 'everything' is not given to you quickly enough, or easily enough. Be flexible, be patient and always move forward in HOPE.
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The video 'HAVE MERCY ON YOURSELF! Give yourself the time and opportunity to grow. Humility implies patience' was recorded by Fr Seraphim Aldea, at Mull Monastery (The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints), on the Isle of Mull.

[thorndream]

Thank you so much for your words and your videos. My husband and I are three hours from a church. We are very poor and have no vehicle to go anywhere and must rely on people to take my husband to get groceries. I am physically disabled and in a power wheelchair. We discovered there is a priest who comes to the mountains of Kentucky every few months and yesterday we had confession and Communion for the first time in three years. Listening to your videos has kept me going when I was even to the point of committing suicide. Yesterday, with Communion, my soul was healed. Thank you for what you are doing. God bless you and the monastery.

[marie-katerimoreau]

Hello Father Seraphim.
I am a shy person which I usually prefer staying in the shadow, but I thought of writing to you a comment for our Beloved's glory. A big thank you for your spiritual teachings. My soul is hungry for God's "food".
I would listen to you all day but I obviously have my duty. I am Christian Catholic and live in Quebec, Canada. Where I live, I haven't found anywhere such wonderful, beautiful and profound spirituality based on love, REAL LOVE. Listening to you, is hearing the Truth and who listens to the Truth, finds God.
I am blessed and so much grateful to know you Father. May God bless your work and continue using you as a simple instrument to make our souls ascent towards our Beloved. I pray for your monastic brothers and sisters. What a beautiful vocation ! I will continue to listen to you in the shadow of my cell, nourishing it with God's unconditional Love.
Oh ! And I would like to add that I wish I could spread your videos around here (in Québec to some friends and family) so everyone can drink from this fountain of love that your teaching, but nearly no one speaks english in my surrounding. But I promise, I will do my best to translate in french because the Love of God must be proclaimed and you do it so well in so much SIMPLICITY. Thank you for everything Father Seraphim !
Like you said in this video, we must be an example for the others, well Father Seraphim, you are MY example. I want to be a better Christian when you speak, not only want but I need to be. And I feel pushed to do so for God. He gave Himself totally for us, why can't we do it as well for Him ? ...
I ask you, if you accept to have a little sister at the other side on the ocean that prays for you in the shadow of her cell. In God's love,
Marie-Kateri Moreau

[virginiedesjardins]

I failed so deplorably in my first Christmas fast as an orthodox christian that i cannot thank you enough for this piece of wisdom. You are so useful to my husband's and my own spiritual life. Thank you for being on social media, like an island of spiritual sanity in this insane world. Amen, amen, amen our dear one.

[PodvigAmerica]

The work shop is like my desk, both a metaphor for my mind and spiritual journey. I often say, “I know it’s here somewhere.” I find it, eventually. Take a deep breath, cross myself, and give gratitude to God for His love. And then I continue my podvig striving to follow Him and not lead. Patience is an acquired skill and this old priest is still laboring to acquire the skill. May our Lord have mercy.

[postscript]

I have half of a mustard seed of faith. Thank you again for this message.

[tommyboy]

thank you for your transparency in these videos. You are rare in orthodoxy with your understanding that God is patient with us in our spiritual growth .

[ronwood]

Thank you so much. Christ is risen! ☦️

[lc]

God's workshop father Seraphim! After all Jesus grew up in a workshop.

[FiremanKevin]

Thank you, father. I see the violence my lack of patience does to myself. And I lament at the violence my lack of patience does to the world around me. I try so hard to be self contained and quiet. But i am loud and ridiculous. These words are very heart felt and helpful. God bless you and the monastery. Merry Christmas to everyone on here.

[kevinegan]

Timely message father as I am patiently watching God restore my marriage. "Be the love that you hope to receive". Bless you Father, I patiently wait for your teachings each week. Merry Christmas to you and your brothers and sisters.

[inezvasquez]

YES! Your message Fr. Seraphim...is so perfectly timely. Thank you our Father in Heaven for sending Fr. Seraphim to us. Christ is born! Let us rejoice in HIM!

[kazzaville]

Thank you, dear Father Seraphim! Your faith, love, humility, and encouragement are precious gifts. May God bless you greatly - your sister in Christ in a Vineyard church

[Gold-blhz]

This is the exact thing I have been struggling with the very root of it. I thank you for your words. What you do makes a huge difference. Thank you.

[iotapyrli]

Thank God you brought up this subject! Terribly hard for me this day. And now listening to you is an answer.

[midaspida]

I love your delivery!! Makes me laugh!! Thankyou. <3

[akoskolok]

Thank you Brother! Christ give me hope inside of you!

[Georgian]

Please make a video of Forgetfulness if possible. I feel if someone would of discussed this topic it could of saved me from going off track for years....by Gods grace he restored my memory of the Lord saving me from complete forgetfulness. Thank you Father for your kindness and mercy in making these videos. It was very cold in that workshop and you took the time to bring us this video. God bless you.

[alast]

Thank you for your words of wisdom Father!
When I was a novice, I did just the same uprooting things and checking on them. It didn’t help the cause of the plant. But it was my curiosity and keenness 🙏🏻☦️

[PhoebeK]

Father Bless, while it is far from the first time I have watched this video it appeared again in my feed today and answered a struggle which had come upon me in the last few days and encouraged me in the struggle with myself. In particular, it has encouraged me with the struggle of keeping the obediences my Spiritual Father has given me which I am still getting used to doing, as the seeds are far yet from germinating let alone bearing flowers or fruit.

[arthurkearney]

Thank you Father. Wonderful spiritual advice. Pride is our enemy. Humility our friend.