CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST: Letters from a Russian Monk. Foreword by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh. by Father John

Brand: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1996-03-05. paperback. Used: Good.

St. Vladimirs Seminary Press, March 1997. Paper Back. Very Good. These deceptively simple counsels of a monk of Valaam, written to spiritual children in the 1930's and 40's, would serve as a good primer for anyone venturing on reading monuments of the spiritual life such as works by John Cassian, John Climacus, Macarius the Great, Isaac the Syrian, or <i>Unseen Warfare</i>. The short letters, by turns comforting, bracing, surprising, and poignant, convey the heart of an ''old man'' of great wisdom and compassion: ''Never mind if you do not always manage to complete your whole rule: do not be a slave to the rule. Keep the rule of the publican: 'God be merciful to me, a sinner' and remember God; this takes the place of every rule.'' And there's this: ''The weather is fine; the sun is shining. It is irresistible. I shall go for a walk. I like walking alone; I love nature. Wherever I look, everything comforts me: every tree, every… Read More

Brand: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1996-03-05. paperback. Used:Good.

Crestwood, NY: St Vladimirs Seminary Press, 1996 2023-12-31. First American Edition. Paperback. Fine . 152 pp., 8vo.: Sharp copy with no ownership markings, no creasing to spine: Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.