Showing posts with label Disbelief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disbelief. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

St. Nektarios of Pentapolis on the Unbeliever

Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd, Who lays down His life for the sheep
  
The icon of the "disbeliever", as described by St. Nektarios of Pentapolis
The unbeliever is the most unfortunate person among men because he is denied the single most precious thing in this world, faith, which is the only true guide toward truth and good fortune. The unbeliever is so unfortunate because he has been denied hope, the only constant support on the long road of life. The unbeliever is very unfortunate because he is missing the true love of people which surround his troubled heart. The unbeliever is most unfortunate since he is being denied divine beauty and the divine likeness of the Creator. This is the beauty that the Divine Artist has engraved in our hearts and which our faith has revealed to us.