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Saint Paisios confronts a man over stolen inheritance
What the video says
An elder tells Michalis that God is love and that loving the world makes one like God, while selfishness and injustice separate a person from Him. The elder confronts Michalis about wronging his brother by secretly taking their mother's property and fields after their father's death, writing everything in his own name without sharing the inheritance.
He calls this a stone around Michalis's neck and warns him to fear when he commits injustice. Michalis admits his sin and asks for forgiveness. The elder instructs him to restore the injustice, find a spiritual father, confess, and return to speak again. He also tells Michalis to ask God to enlighten him to remember all the sins he has committed up to today.
Key moments
- The elder states that God is love and becoming like Him requires loving the whole world, while selfishness and injustice make one unlike Him.
- The elder accuses Michalis of wronging his brother by secretly taking their mother's property and fields after their father's death and putting everything in his own name.
- The elder calls this injustice a stone around Michalis's neck and says one must fear when committing injustice.
- Michalis admits his sin and asks the elder for forgiveness.
- The elder tells Michalis to restore the injustice, find a spiritual father, confess, and return to speak again.
- The elder also instructs Michalis to ask God to enlighten him to remember all the sins he has committed up to today.
The post shares a scene from the Greek series "Saint Paisios, From Farasa to Heaven" in which the elder confronts Michalis about secretly taking their mother's property and fields after their father's death, putting everything in his own name without sharing the inheritance. The elder tells Michalis that God is love and that loving the world makes one like God, while selfishness and injustice separate a person from Him.
He calls the injustice a stone around Michalis's neck and warns him to fear when he commits injustice. Michalis admits his sin and asks for forgiveness. The elder instructs him to restore the injustice, find a spiritual father, confess, and return to speak again. He also tells Michalis to ask God to enlighten him to remember all the sins he has committed up to today.
The post reflects on how Saint Paisios could speak directly about sin without destroying the person, and how repentance in the Orthodox Church moves beyond regret to confession and repair of wrongs. English-subtitled episodes are available through Pemptousia TV. Saint Paisios (1924-1994) lived on Mount Athos, was canonized in 2015, and emphasized humility, repentance, prayer, sacrifice for others, and love for Christ.
Main points
- The elder states God is love and becoming like Him requires loving the whole world
- The elder accuses Michalis of secretly taking mother's property and fields after father's death
- The elder calls the injustice a stone around Michalis's neck
- Michalis admits his sin and asks for forgiveness
- The elder instructs Michalis to restore the injustice, find a spiritual father, confess, and ask God to remember all sins