Geronda, how does one handle an angry person?
- With
patience!
- What
if you do not have any?
- Go
and buy some; they sell it at the stores! Look, when someone is steaming with
anger, no matter what you say, it will come to nothing. It is better to keep
quiet and say the Jesus Prayer. With prayer, he’ll calm down, and you can communicate
with him. You see, even fishermen don’t go fishing unless the sea is calm; they
wait patiently for the storm to pass.
Geronda, what makes people so impatient?
- Their abundant...inner peace! God has hung the salvation of man on the hook of patience. The Gospel says, "But he that endureth to the end shall be saved." (Matthew 10:22)
This is why He presents hardships and various trials- so that people will develop the virtue of patience.
Geronda, what makes people so impatient?
- Their abundant...inner peace! God has hung the salvation of man on the hook of patience. The Gospel says, "But he that endureth to the end shall be saved." (Matthew 10:22)
This is why He presents hardships and various trials- so that people will develop the virtue of patience.
From
Chapter Two: With Patience the Family is Saved
Volume Four: Family Life
Elder
Paisios of Mount Athos Spiritual Counsels IV
