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“When sorrow comes to us, we must await consolations, but after the consolation, we must again await sorrows.”
+ St. Hilarion of Optina, Quoted from Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina
“When sorrow comes to us, we must await consolations, but after the consolation, we must again await sorrows.”
+ St. Hilarion of Optina, Quoted from Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina