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On Love for our Enemies St. Silouan the Athonite
St. Silouan teaches, The soul cannot know peace unless she prays for her enemies. Without the grace of God we cannot love our enemies. If you will pray for your enemies, peace will come to you; but when you can love your enemies know that a great measure of the grace of God dwells in you, though I do not say perfect grace as yet, but sufficient for salvation. O Merciful Lord, give Thy grace to all the peoples of the earth, that they may come to know Thee, for without the Holy Spirit man cannot know Thee, and conceive of Thy love. St. Silouan the Athonite (+1938) has reached the hearts of many around the world, first through his prayer in his cell, and now through his writings and his heavenly intercession. A towering figure full of love, a great ascetic who by Gods grace mastered the passions, his witness is essential for the Orthodox Christian today. He is the spiritual father of St. Sophrony the Athonite. Read more about St. Silouan here:
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