‘The Faith in Christ is Trust in God and Trust in Oneself to God’ – Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia

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OCP News Service – 31/8/21

Zagreb-Croatia: Patriarch Porfirije served Divine Liturgy in the monastery of Lepavina, on the feast of The Dormition of the Holy Theotokos, reports SPC.rs.

During the sermon he stated “There is no man who came to this holy place with faith and humility, without solving some of his inner ‘spiritual knots’ in his soul. It often happened that many who come with a physical illness, because of trust in the love of God and the intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God, leave healed. The Most Holy Mother of God is the intercessor of people before God, as well as an example that we should follow. We know from the Gospel that she was determined from her mother’s womb, chosen to bring salvation to the human race through her. Although it was determined or predestined, that was not enough in itself. Like the Mother of God, we are all destined for salvation, but that the fact that it is God’s will and intention is not enough in itself. The Mother of God answered the call of God with her whole being, to what God assigned her. She was all immersed in the mystery of God, in the love of Christ. She was the most sublime thing the human race could offer to God. The Most Holy Mother of God is and remains an example and encouragement to all, not only with her purity, prayer, virtue, mercy and love, but above all with her infinite trust in the love and mercy of God”.

The Primate of the Serbian Church further stated that “After all, faith in Christ is trust in God and trust in oneself to God. Where there is trust in God, there is certainly peace and calm in the heart. Peace comes as a fruit of our trust that God knows better than us what we need at what moment, knows better than us when we need to go through some doubts, doubts and even falls and sufferings, and also knows when it is for to save us with His grace and to generate in us compassion, a feeling of beauty and joy of life”.

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OCP News Service