Rejoice and rejoice. The practical advice of Archimandrite John (Kentankina).

Now it is fashionable to have fun. What is there! We can say that in the modern world a cult of fun has been created: laugh, rejoice, live easily, for your pleasure. But how often, among the vain fun of a person, sadness falls on a person and hopeless despondency fills the soul. Indeed, in the vain fun there is no joy - the joy that is said in the Holy Scriptures that it is “spiritual fruit” (see Gal. 5, 22). In other words, the fruit of communication with God, serving Him.

The book that you are holding in your hands is compiled from the Soviets of Archimandrite John (Kentankin), who was a very joyful, radiant person in all circumstances of his multi -sorting life. This joy flowed in a living stream and revived the souls of people who came to the priest. Let this joy come to you from the book pages, driving away from the heart of sadness and despondency. “And no one will take your joy from you” (John 16, 22).