Wednesday, October 25, 2023

"We have everything..."

 











“We have everything we need for happiness,” say the nuns from the convent in honor of the Albazin Icon of the Mother of God. It is nestled on the outskirts of the village of Srednebelaya, Ivanovo district. Inside the monastery there is devastation - walls are falling apart and ceilings are crumbling, but the 11 monastic sisters living here do not give up. They bake their own bread, garden, raise livestock, run the household and supply themselves with everything necessary for life. The monastery is completely self-sufficient. In addition to daily work at the monastery, the mothers carry out active social work. The sisters help women who find themselves in difficult life situations, work with the local rural children's mothers, who can barely make ends meet, and share with others everything that they are rich in: material and spiritual.

“We have everything we need for happiness: home-baked bread, soup, tomatoes from the garden. The most important thing is God. We want to help people. A person needs, like oxygen, a place where he can feel God’s presence. Don’t hear mythical fairy tales - light so many candles, and you will be happy, and specifically: how can I not be afraid to live, how to talk with my family, how to find happiness, how to cope with anxiety, what is the meaning of life, explains Abbess Daniila .
The sisters help those in need find a way out of dead-end situations, not give up and hear the voice of their own soul. No one thinks about how much mental energy and time mothers spend absolutely free of charge to help their neighbors. They are not paid money, like psychologists, but they come here for moral support at any time of the day. Under the roof of the monastery they always find help: not only with good advice, but also with deeds.

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