Fr. Iakovos, a disciple of Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra (Mount Athos) remembers one of his encounters with his spiritual father. Video source: St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, Ottawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF7GwEYC8Bc "'Do you know why God put your eyes right there?' I was speechless, I was thinking, I was asking: what does he want to hear, what…
Fr. Iakovos, a disciple of Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra (Mount Athos) remembers one of his encounters with his spiritual father.
Video source:
St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, Ottawa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF7GwEYC8Bc
“‘Do you know why God put your eyes right there?’
I was speechless, I was thinking, I was asking: what does he want to hear, what is the answer?
And all I could say to him was: ‘Geronda (which means Elder), you tell me!’
And so he looked at me and said: ‘so you can see what the other person needs, and not what you need!’
Because, in truth, if you wish to see what you need you have to go the mirror and look at yourself…
And so then he says to me: ‘that is what a personal relationship is!’…”
Love it!❤️ So simple but so true!❤️
"need" is what children have, adults have "essentials".
Thank you God, bless everyone.
Father Yacovos, saw him in 2018, God bless you !!
Monk from mount athos 🙂 I saw him from decumentary
Thanks for every word ❤️☦️❤️
Presious gift! for precious people! to communicate in person with each other!!
Beautiful,god bless you father
impactful
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This is so beautiful
I had the blessing to meet Elder Aimilianos in 1993 at Simon-Peter monastery.
I remember how much immediately we loved each other and how close I felt to him. In retrospect I see that the same day I reaffirmed my Orthodox Christian faith by going to HOLY Confession at Dionysiou and repenting. A Saint of the 21st century! May he intervene on our behalf.
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