Blessed John from Valaam The Heaven seen from the Cell Translated from Russian by Oxana Toporcean From the Blessed John perspective, we shan’t be judged after the number of prostrations or bows, nor from the formal observance of the man exterior rules of Faith, but after the love of God and neighbor, of who depends spiritually our life and death. The path of love, essential for receiving grace, implies the virtue of meekness in its numberless aspects, over which the Father does not cease to return: the knowledge of one’s sinfulness, repentance, incessant blame of oneself, forgiveness, love of one’s enemies, acceptance with patience of the humiliations, not blaming our neighbor… Thus, the present book can be properly considered a gaze towards Heaven form the meek and distant cell of Blessed John from Valaam. Format: 13 x 20 cm, 296 p. ISBN: 978-973-136-029-4 «« back