"Моя жизнь во Христе" - письменное наследие святого праведного угодника Божия отца Иоанна Кронштадтского. Для всех времен оно останется живым словом о горячей вере в Бога и ее удивительных плодах.
2020 - I read a couple of pages in the morning with my devotional readings. I started right at the first of the year - and what a year for this to be the book to read. Wonderful meditations on the spiritual life.
2012 - Absolutely amazing, I read a page or two at night, and was greatly edified. This is a book to savor, read, re-read, and ultimately with God's help, internalize.
It took nearly 2 years to complete this book, as I read a about two pages a day. The book consist entirely of short paragraphs of St. John's thoughts on a wide range of topics, including prayer, humility, church life, and the Trinity. I enjoyed each paragraph to varying degrees, as some of them spoke to me more than others. I suppose that it depends where a person is in their life as to how they can integrate these readings into ones life. My only complaint was that he goes quite far in denigrating the theater. This may be due to reasons I am unaware of, as I am not familiar with the theater in late 19th, early 20th century Russia. Modern theater is certainly not without its criticisms, but I don't think that as a category it ought to be disdained.
Amazing book. So much wisdom is contained in this book. A lot that can be applied to every situation. Whenever I need some advice, I just open up the pages and something there from Saint John is exactly what was needed at that moment. From his personal words you also get to understand Saint John better. He was also human, not perfect, he struggles with life. His Diary obliterates the ignorant notions of “perfect saints” and makes saints similar to all of us. This in Turn gives hope to all of us to strive more to follow their examples.
A very good book, full of spiritual insights. Every 5-10 paragraph, I would save one paragraph for good retention. Nearly every paragraph is about a different topic, and all are about Christian spirituality. Recommend this book to people of all backgrounds.
I'm not done with this book, but am marking it as 'Read' because I may be reading it for many years to come. I try to read a page or two every day. The book is well set up for this: it's made up of fairly short, intense sections, each of which more or less stands on its own. Challenging, holy texts, strongly recommended for anyone seeking to follow Christ.
كتاب رائع جدا للاب يوحنا كرونستادت (كاهن روسى ) ،الكتاب عبارة عن مجموعة تاملات روحية عميقة جدا باسلوب سهل وسلس فى التعبير وهى مقسمة الى فقرات (يمكن قراءة اى جزء منه فى اى وقت لانها غير مترابطة ) ، هذه التاملات مملؤة بالمحبة والسلام والرجاء ، روح الكتاب هادئة ومطمئنة ومريحة جدا للنفس ..هذا الكتاب اضافة جميلة لكل مكتبة .
I must say I didn't particularly enjoy St. John's diary. There are some great thoughts in it. That alone makes it a good read. However, I myself am not a fan of train of thought writing.