GOLDEN MEAN IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN. PROTOPRESBYTER SERGIY BARANOV

ABOUT THE GOLDEN MEAN IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN Sermon after the classical music concert I’d like to say a few words, first of all, to my sisters. I always try to teach you to live between passion and alienation. Passion makes us insane, while alienation makes us cruel. On the one hand, I wouldn’t like you to be passionate about all the worldly things, on the other, there is no good running counter to them. What we really need is a golden mean between the two. I want you to be neither insane, nor cruel. God creates everything in this world. I like to cite our bellowed St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia who says: “God created sounds, God created smells”. You know, smells are represented not only by the French perfumery; Church traditions are also filled with fragrances, such as the smells of incense, myrrh, ointments with which we anoint icons, Holy Shroud for Easter. Church is full of sounds, sounds of beautiful chants, also written by notes...