{"id":5082,"date":"2018-07-01T12:56:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=5082"},"modified":"2018-07-01T08:59:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T12:59:21","slug":"fr-seraphim-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=5082","title":{"rendered":"Fr Seraphim Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"e1o1g-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"e1o1g-0-0\">\u201cIf you wish to be an Orthodox Christian you must<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"bgoog-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bgoog-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bgoog-0-0\">begin now, from this very day and hour and minute,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"bu62t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bu62t-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bu62t-0-0\">to love God and your fellow men. _is means: not to<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"f2kt8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"f2kt8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f2kt8-0-0\">act in an arbitrary way with people, not just saying<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"53daj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"53daj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"53daj-0-0\">the first thing that enters your head, not picking fights<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"2unjq-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2unjq-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2unjq-0-0\">or quarrels with people over anything, big or small,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"6mi6q-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6mi6q-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6mi6q-0-0\">being constantly ready to ask forgiveness of them (and<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"b9k0o-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b9k0o-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b9k0o-0-0\">to ask it more than you think is necessary), to have<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5sjf8\" data-offset-key=\"etrjn-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"etrjn-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"etrjn-0-0\">compassion for them and fervently pray for them.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"etrjn-0-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5083\" src=\"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mount-athos-russian-monastery-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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