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And this thought is followed by another one: how merciful, how gracious God is, as He opens to us the prospective of eternal spiritual development for our weak faith, for our even insignificant labour, for our plain life in the fold of the Orthodox Church. He is the Guide and the Helper on the way and He begins to console us here on the earth with the good of His sweet Eden. It is true that God is good and merciful! The brethren and all the pilgrims, who come to the cloister, should value the opportunity to be present in this sacred place near the spring of the elixir of life ahead of the Kingdom of Heaven!
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