07.10.09
Fr. Seraphim Rose on the Intercession of the Saints
“I warned him about going astray spiritually, and told him a little about us and Archbishop John, and told him to go to Vladika John’s Sepulchre and to ask his help to find the right way. He said: “Why should I ask someone else when I can talk to God?” I replied: “Because he’s closer to God than you are and can help you.” I invited him to visit us and gave him the last two Orthodox Words I had: on Andreyev, and the 1978 Pilgrimage. He thanked me and left.” (Father Seraphim Rose, His Life and Works, p. 870)
-C said,
July 10, 2009 at 1:21 pm
So simple and makes so much sense.
Thanks for sharing this quote.
Deb said,
July 10, 2009 at 6:34 pm
What happened?
Andrea Elizabeth said,
July 10, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Deb,
The simplicity is what made me post it. I love it when Orthodoxy is explained so naturally and relate-ably.
-C,
I almost included the last sentence, but it is probably more appropriate for the comments section. Fr. Seraphim wrote, “A self-centered and independent young man; may the little seed I sowed sprout later and come to his rescue!”
The young man was someone he met briefly on a train trip.
Christina Archer said,
July 16, 2009 at 11:30 pm
I’m starting to study Fr. Seraphim Rose: no wonder he is remembered to vividly.