October 1, 2005

• This just made me smile.

  
  

   

  
  

  Divine Providence

  
  

   

  
  

       Father Paisios told us the following incident:

  
  

       -When I was young and still residing at the monastery, the fathers sent me to try and persuade an old father, who was living in a cell near by, to come to our monastery so that we may look after him. I went to him and said:

  
  

       -Father, it must be so hard to look after yourself. Why don’t you come to our monastery? We will take care of you. What do you think, will you come with me?

  
  

       He replied:

  
  

       -Father, God takes care of the small little worms and provides food for them to live. Won’t He take care of me, the big old worm?

  
  

   

  
  

  Selected from:

  
  

   Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain. From the Conversations and Homilies of Elder Paisios.

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