ON SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE. PROTOPRESBYTER SERGIY BARANOV. ENGLISH VERSION

РУССКАЯ ВЕРСИЯ: ABOUT SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE Protopresbyter Sergiy Baranov Sermon after the night Liturgy on the day of St. Venerable Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia December 2, 2021 I read a letter tonight from a man who serves as a novice on the island of Valaam. He asked to read it out loud to you. He described his spiritual state and asked to look into it, to estimate it and tell him if there is a sign of corruption. You know, tonight I had a very clear moment when I was reading his letter where he unveiled his spiritual states; I realized that I can’t estimate these states with my reason. The essence of the issue can be understood only by spirit. Those issues…it would be wrong beforehand to estimate those states by your mind, by reason. To give him the answer one needs to live in Spirit. You’re going to ask me a counter question: “How is that?” And I’ll have to answer explaining reasonably the issues that are from Spirit...