You need time and space ALONE for a RESET of your life
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The video 'You need time and space ALONE for a RESET of your life' was recorded by Fr Seraphim (Aldea) at Mull Monastery (The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints), on the Isle of Mull.
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I wish I could help you out but I can't! I live on a fixed income! One income it's just me and my black cat!
I spent 25 days alone at sea, I believe an angel spoke to me and God saved me. God bless you All!
We can’t tell very many people about these things. But God does exist, and does love us.
Keep those moments as the treasure of your life, dear one. Do not let go of them and do not allow the world to diminish or deform them. Please keep us in your prayers.
@@Cegros Oh, shouldn't we?
What did the angel say? I'm just curious.
Good Morning, sorry it has taken so long to reply. I had crossed the Bay of Biscay, been hit by a storm and was now off the coast of Galicia trying to get into shelter. The weather changed dramatically and I was caught in a dead calm about 500 metres off the rocky coastline, drifting towards the shore. My inboard engine was broken so i could not motor to safety. After three days of fighting with the current my sailboat got caught in the waves and I was being washed onto the rocks. I knew my time was up. Then a calm voice said 'John, turn on the engine', Of course I took no notice, the engine had been broken for months. I was starting to panic. Then again this very calm voice repeated, telling me to start the engine. I was overcome with a sense of calm. I went below, prepped the engine and turned the starter....the engine roared into life. A broken, seized engine with no oil, took me to safety. I praised God.
Hello father, me and my wife attended our first divine liturgy last sunday, alot of my conversion was thanks to you. God bless you.
All good things come from the Father of Lights, my dear one. Please remember me and our monasteries in your prayers. One day, come to Mull and Iona, so we may meet in person.
About 2 hours ago I prayed that He enlightens me on how to overcome my mind fog and loneliness and as soon as I got home this jewel of a video dropped. It's like something unlocked in me. Thank you father
I spend all my time alone in my fifth wheel trailer and the woods! But I am not alone God is always with me where ever I go he is there! I am not depressed or lonely! I know God is very very real!
The idea of standing naked before Christ in judgement, unsure of how he is going to receive me, and even if he was willing to receive me, knowing me as I am, I would be too ashamed to LET him see me fully. It is TERRIFYING.
It is my dream to become a part of Mull Monastery. I need the guidance and support very badly. I fear my soul will one day be sent to hell.
I most days go to either a quiet beach or woodland to be alone. Sit and pray the Jesus prayer. I feel this has done me more good than i will ever fully understand.
Is there such a thing as too much time alone? I’ve struggled with isolating myself from society at times, especially in these strange times we are living in.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Its getting harder and harder to live the truth in the world today. I am aware of my struggle with this issue. It is real. Its exhausting. Its lonely. It feels like burnt offering.
Where do widows over 60 go to take refuge? To be able to use their energy and time solely to daily duties and prayer like Anna did. I wonder if we need a new order or at the least, a Poustina for their monastic hearts to commune in. I'd rather be exhausted from praying than fighting possession. I would sell all and leave all for that. Your words echo with the beating of my heart.
No wonder the Celtic saints were so receptive to the teachings of the Desert Fathers, and the spirituality of Celtic Christianity had/has a very Eastern Orthodox "feel" to it. There is a vastness as well as an emptiness in these awesome Irish & Scottish landscapes that makes you very, very small. Utterly alone with the Friendship of God. Thank you for this beautiful video.
Thanks for this vital message Father. Christ is in our midst! Your prayers for our community here at the Orthodox Parish of St Martin and St Helen in Colchester, Essex. Fr Mark
Your prayers, dear father. Please keep us in your prayers too and, if ever possible, do come so we may pray together on Mull and Iona. Your blessing, father.
@@mullmonastery may our Good man loving God bless all of you dear Father!
Genuine and heartfelt thanks from me, Father. I am deeply struggling with time-waste in these modern times, its even harder due to the fact that i have no orthodox churches near me. I will set aside time right now, even though it may seem short, i hope that this may be seen as worthy in the eyes of the one true God. I will keep you in my prayers, and i hope you are taking the best care of yourself. May God lead us all, Amen, Amen, Amen.
Thank you Father. Lately I have begun to build a small cell in the holiest place I know closest to home so I can more regularly take this time and space.
May God bless this for you, dear one. This will greatly benefit your life in Christ IF you put in the work and the discipline - having a quite place where to withdraw in silence from time to time is a treasure not many people can afford. Make the most of it - for yourself, and for those who cannot do this. May God bless you beyond your hopes, dear one
@@mullmonastery Thank you Father. It feels like everything else is a distraction and that the best way for me to help is to pray more. Getting away from the distractions will help make up for what I lack in discipline I hope. At least for a few days a month. Thank you for your blessing. I pray for you and your monks and nuns that God bless you all.
1 Kings 19:12 (KJV) " And after the fire came a gentle whisper." We cannot hear a whisper if we are not quiet. Not just our mouth, but our mind as well. Each night at the end of my prayer rule I sit for 10 minutes in silence and try to focus on the silence, making my inner dialogue be quiet. Some nights I cannot achieve it, some nights I can only do it for two minutes. That two minutes is beautiful, but unbearable.
Thank you, Father, this was beautiful.
One day i will come and meet you Father Seraphim,i love you and i thank God for passing across these videos of yours,God bless you
Sweet human man with a sweet powerful medicine
God bless you father! I needed this today, as I was wallowing in despair!
You cannot prevent falling, my dear one, but you can (and must!) prevent wallowing in your fallen state once you've fallen. Once you've reached the 'floor' get yourself up and look straight ahead: if you not as good as before the fall, you are BETTER, because you have found the strength and faith to pull yourself up and continue the fight.
@@mullmonastery Amin! Thank you for taking your time to respond to my cry. I can never forget this generosity! I will do my best, and I will return and ask for forgiveness for my weakness and the bitterness I’ve bottled up inside. Thank you father, may the Triune God keep you and bless you forever more. 💚
In 2006 I went on a silent retreat for 7 days. On day four, while walking in an open field, I heard God's voice talking to me in a way that my heart new intrinsically, but my mind did not understand. I'd been a Christian for 25 years at that time. It took four days of slowing down, and a deep desire to hear, before I did, at least in the way that God presented Himself at that particular time. His voice was seamless, ceaseless. I can still be angry when I think of how long I'd been a Christian and up to that point, no one had ever told me to go into the silence (at that time I'd have considered myself a Protestant). I tell people all the time now to go into the sacred silence...where you will go alone and naked (i.e. bring nothing with you)...just make room as Mary (Jesus's mother) did....God knows how to fill empty spaces, just make a bit of room and wait....
That's good that everyone says that God speaks to them! But how do we really know if it's God?, our mind?, or Satan? But the old church Father's to pray if you see an angel or a vision but test everything!
Fr bless prayers for your continued health 🙏 and revelation of Truth
Saint Anthony and the Desert Fathers saught seclusion. Arsenious said he could not be amongst men and be with God so he gave up his wealth and went to the desert. Amazing men. I moved to the woods alone for 6years. God speaks all the time but our lives get in the way. Im starting to hear His voice faintly, massive sinner that i am.
May God continue to bless you, dear one. May He also protect you against the danger of delusion - be very careful and never trust yourself. The same fathers you quote say that we should not trust ourselves until we stand before Christ at His Judgement Seat. May you be blessed beyond your hopes, dear one.
Great teaching and valuable lesson Father!
Thank you father. Delusion is something important to watch for indeed! If God speaks and you are not sure and are watchful for tricks from yourself or the enemy then its ok to slightly ignore, maybe just listen then move on and pay them no mind. I try to see things just like small reminders that He loves me and i still wonder why. He will keep trying a different way. Thank you for your advice. It's an amazing quote about not trusting ourselves. It means alot to me father. God bless you.
One of the most beautiful moments in which I love to spent time alone in nature is spring. When you hear so many birds with such melodious voices, blessom trees you REALLY FEEL that the whole creation prepares for Pascha, for giving glory to the Groom that comes out of the grave. Nature speaks in silence about the glory of God.
Amen
Beautiful video. Truly these last few days I’ve been praying for God to reveal Himself to me (not like in a vision, but experientially) because I have no clue who He is and what His thoughts are re me and my circumstances. I will action your advise ✝️
Amen Father and thank you. God’s richest blessings on you all.
Yes What a waste indeed Thanks father Seraphim WORDS of GOD✝️
GOD BE WITH YOU AND THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALWAYS AMEN✝️
God bless you father. Please pray for my fammily (and me) for they do not want to turn from their ways. I want us all to be with God,but I cant seem to be able to say anything good enough to make them believe. I pray and will continue to pray for them,but please pray for Camelia, Mihai, Remus Constantin, Rodica, Cristina-Roxana and Aura-Elena. Thank you for sharing all these words, they have helped me find a bit of peace and alot of truth.
Patience and continued love are always the best tools to bring people to Christ, dear one. May God bless you to find the strength to stop trying to convince them of anything, and instead focus on praying to Christ to keep knocking at the doors of their hearts until they open.
@@mullmonastery Thank you for allowing me to see the answer. I needed this. May we all meet one day în beautiful circumstances.
Such a powerful message. Glory to God Almighty 🙏
Ty father. I loved that you were in a car while giving this beautiful message. A perfect example of living a life of faith in a modern, secular society. Your messages always help me to see how short I fall, yet how much God loves me and his world.
God has revealed Himself to us in the Bible. With that said, I agree 100% that we need to take time alone to listen to the voice of God.
Nothingness is not hell , I'm glad I was nothingness for most of human history
I actually found covid a blessing for this teason. I was unemployed at the time and my husband was working interstate. We don’t have kids and live on a large block of bush land. I had all this time on my
Hands and just spent it reading the word and chopping wood and life felt smaller but there was rest in that
Just listened for a second time and was blessed all over again. Thank God for these words. Thank you for sharing your time and wisdom with us father. -Tatiana D.
Thank you Brother for your insight and heart in this difficult time of the world. I was touched by it. God bless you! 🕊️☘️
Beautiful video, Fr. Thank you for the message. In a world so full of distraction I feel Christ calling me to simply be with Him. God bless you.
There have been a few times that I was able to be still and hear from God. Those times are so precious to me. It's hard to slow down and listen. I've also been guilty of worshiping idols both of my own making and those of the worlds making. I always enjoy your messages father. Thank you.
I love you so much, dearest Father Seraphim. 🥹 God bless and keep you and all the monastics on Mull and Iona (who I also love, very much). ☦️💜
The world needs more like you, my friend.
Brother I have sinned I've asked God for forgiveness from lust murder with my heart and I have not honor my mom very well
Thank you Thank you Thank you
Bless father, Joan from Lebanon. Please keep me in your prayers
Amin!
Your words always seem to find me when I need them 😢 the Lord is Amazing
God bless you so much from the bottom of my heart Father; God bless us all
Thank you so much. ❤ My prayers for you and everyone. At this very moment I truly need your prayers for me. ❤
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Thank you for your hard work in Christ
God Bless You Brother.
hello father its me again, thank you for the video and ive got a question to ask. Im interested in the monasticism life and i want to become a monk, but im not sure what education do i need, like uni college etc. Thank you for creating these videos, God bless you.
Axios! Slava Bogy!
Amen
A much needed message father - Thank you :) Everytime I try to have time alone it’s a real struggle - my soul yearns so much for it but either my responsibilities as a mother- wife- worker are overwhelming or by the time the day is over, as horrible as it sounds, the desire to be alone with God has completely left my heart and I feel I am empty .. any advice? Is waking up early although hard, ideal? Will a prayer corner for myself help as a physical reminder? I cannot be in nature as I will freeze in Canada :)
Father, please tell me when God doesn’t heal us from our sickness and we also aren’t able to be used as a vessel for another’s healing. Where do I go from here? I am focused on the healing because I feel worthless laying in bed depressed all the time. How do I shift my focus if it’s not God’s plan to heal without it feeling like I’m being unfaithful? I say this with a million parts of my heart shattering, so please be kind in response (shall I receive one) 🙏❤️. I have been absolutely crushed beyond any resemblance of a human being I feel at times. I feel like I’m a walking invisible in a world that I can see.
I am so sorry to hear this, dear one. I cannot give you any word on how to deal with your own pain, because I do not know that degree of pain and it would be presumptuous of me to assume I understand it. But I can tell you that I have learnt enormously from people like yourself, people I have met (as a priest) laying 'uselessly' on their bed for years on end, unable to do anything or (in some case) even say anything. I have learnt more about patience, humility, faith, resilience, inner strength and personal light than from any book I have read. And those lessons changed me and shaped me into who I am today, so that the things they taught me are now being passed to all the people who hear me speak. They may have thought of themselves as useless (and that is good, because that kept them from being robbed of their treasure by the demon of pride), but what they unknowingly taught me is one of the greatest treasures of my life.
@@mullmonastery Thank you for your reply. I can only hope one day this suffering will have been for nothing. I am so afraid Jesus would say he never knew me, because I was never able to find joy in my suffering.
"Did you dream of doing something special for Me and, instead of that, found yourself fallen onto a bed of pain and weakness? This was from Me. For otherwise you would have been absorbed in your own work, and I would not have been able to draw your thoughts to Me. But I want to teach you My deepest thoughts and lessons, so that your service might belong to Me. I want to teach you to recognize that without Me you are nothing. Some of my best children are those who have been cut off from an active life, so that they might learn to wield the weapon of unceasing prayer." From "This was from Me" by St Seraphim (☦️1949) of Vyritsa, Russia
God bless you dear one. I hope and pray these words are like healing anointing oil on your wounds. ☦️
@@MJS2376 Aweeeh ❤🤗! This is so touching and encouraging! I feel like a big warm blanket from Jesus is being offered to me as I read these words. There is so much love here 🥰! Thank you so very much. I am blessed to be blessed by this and God bless you too! ❤ How amazing it is to experience His presence at times as these, when I feel so far away (yet Christ is right here with me-right now as I type).
I just can't imagine anyone or anything that is loved as "useless." But the tedium of limitations in sickness or the spirit seems almost like the only reality too often. I know only too well how unloved my burden of sadness and failure is by me! Thank you from my heart for sharing your suffering so memorably. It echoed much of my own. You will be in my prayers at adoration this week.
Thank you for this Father 🙏 very edifying
Thank you, father. I just stumbled upon your channel and have been watching a few of your videos. I am catholic, but I hope you will hear me regardless. Never have I heard someone speak to me like this before. I will take your advice and hope to soon take time to sit with myself with no distractions and aim to only hear the Word of God. My name is Kyle, please pray for me father, I have been struggling deeply with keeping my faith and so many things that I do not understand about it.
What a touching speech from the heart , I could feel the truth of every word he spoke .
Thank you Father 🙏🙏🙏🕊
Hello father, please pray for me, I have a long fight to reach God, my understanding is heavily tainted by my sin and the sins of this world, please pray I reach God and God alone. Thankyou father for your work ❤
Thank you Father, for reminding us who we were created to be❤
Bless you Father Seraphim. Please pray for my decaying soul.
THANKYOU FATHER. ❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
I am doing my best dear father. Amen to the truths from your heart.
Amen! Thank you Father Seraphim. May God grant me the ears to hear and to act accordingly...To His will.
Thank you, Fr. Seraphim!
Another beneficial great message. Be still and know God. Thanks fthr
Lá fheile Bhríde. St. Bridgids day yesterday. February 1. Announces Spring. Amazing video. I've just had that advice tonight from a priest. I was advised to spend time in front of the blessed Sacrament, daily, if possible. I've been sick since November and now trying to get back, but want to be in God's will, which I find hard, as I'm a person who gets caught up doing lots. Then becoming exhausted. I find it hard to accept God's love and mercy for me, a sinner. I fall constantly into the trap of thinking,if I'm good......Thanks for your love Father. I send my love, to you, also. We were singing tonight.
A lovely young man, came to help me, as my throat is still sore.
For love of my brothers and friends. I will say I will sing, peace be with you.
Hello father, I just wanted to tell you this video and many others have come at the right time for me and has helped me immensely. May God bless you and your monastery in all you do
God bless you my Brother... A hug in Christ. 🙏💖
Thank you for this message☦️
Silver and gold. Ezekiel 7:19 KJV
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.
Thank you Father for doing this. Great opening and wonderful aerials!
thank you for sending us your ❤, father....
How can we be still and know God when our minds are always racing? I really need to know. Can anyone tell me? I would appreciate any help.
Stillness is something everyone can (and needs to) practice. If our minds are to race, let's direct them to race in godly and divine things at least. If our thoughts go astray, let's gently bring them back before God's presence. And outer silence supports inner stillness, just like very hectic, hasty and colourful lifestyle promotes racing activity in the mind... That's why the Great Lent is perfect time to learn these things; when we are giving up food and other things anyway - in order to give more room for God in our hearts.
I understand 🙏
How does God reveal himself to us in silence ? Practically speaking I mean..
You feel him speaking to you in your spirit ,the Holy spirit ❤
According to orthodox theology in the creation of univers there are 3 lights : 1. Is created light ,light of Sun all creation benefit of this light, 2. Light of reason from which benefits are only humans,and 3. Uncredited light from which benefit only stains
Thank you
Thank you so much for your wise words, father 🌹
Thank you for this.
God bless you Fr. 🙏☦️⛪
Thanks father may God bless you always ❤
Father, if we pray for a person that we loved and now he is no longer with us, the love from that prayer would help this person?
That's the understanding of the church fathers. Showing love is never in vain. I don't see why we could ask God to forgive people when they are alive but then we couldn't do that when they are dead. But even if our prayers help no one who is departed, we would pray for them anyway because we love them... I wonder if St Paisios the Athonite has said something on this somewhere
I say the Jesus pray every day
Thank you, i needed this.
Thank you for this fr Seraphim 🙏🏻☦️🕊️
Amen❤
Hello Father
My long term partner and I 4:56 are discerning the faith. We live on the mainland about 2.30 hrs from you and are disheartened that we don't have a local Orthodox church within 3 hrs of us.
Would we be able to become Orthodox through your Monastery?
We also aim to marry & repent and live a holy life together
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We should always dwell on this: “
John 17:
3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
4:44
Where is your monastery ?
It’s on the island of Mull.
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I am sorry, dear one. We have checked and the sound seems to be alright
@janniemay4966. Did you click the speaker icon on the video screen and is your device volume turned all the way up?
Amen