Hegumen Nikon (Vorobiev): books. Spiritual letters of Abbot Nikon (Vorobiev)

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

To the great happiness of many believers, the long-term persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church has passed, and now it has taken a confident position in the hierarchy of human needs. People just need to believe in the best, in the world, in salvation, in the Lord God.

Return of the Prodigal Son

Among the ever-growing number of parishioners, young people are increasingly common: boys and girls attend services on great Orthodox holidays with interest or simply go to pray in the temple. Decades of Soviet power left an imprint on the minds and souls of people: now not many people know by heart the prayers, the dates of Orthodox holidays, the writings of saints. In order for us to better understand the content of the teachings of the holy fathers, some clergy try to “translate” their texts into a modern way. One of these associates was hegumen Nikon Vorobyov.

Short biography

The elder was born back in 1894 in the Tver province, in the small village of Mikshino. His parents were ordinary peasants, and he himself was the second son. Interestingly, Abbot Nikon (Vorobiev) hadonly brothers: there were six sons in the family, but it was Kolya who distinguished himself from others by honesty, pity, and obedience. In those days, although they tried to bring up all children in an atmosphere of piety and unquestioning reverence for the church, historical events dictated their “fashion”.

Having retained in his soul a special attitude to faith, in his youth, Nikolai enthusiastically began to study the natural sciences and philosophy. However, the craving for religion won, and, disillusioned even in the Petrograd Psycho-Neurological Institute, the future associate plunged into faith. For more than one year, Nikolai searched for a way to God, but all his efforts were not in vain, and at the age of 36, the future hegumen Nikon (Vorobiev) took monastic vows. In a troubled time for the Orthodox Church, many clergymen suffered for their faith, and our hero was no exception: he was arrested and exiled to Siberia for five years. The persecution was not as hard as the return. Only after the end of the Great Patriotic War, he was able to return to his beloved work, but for now he served as an assistant to a doctor in a small town. From that moment on, hegumen Nikon (Vorobiev) began to gradually become an example of asceticism.

Spiritual letters of Abbot Nikon (Vorobiev)

As a true companion, the clergyman had nothing but faith in his soul: he gave all the money, things and other material values to needy people. His only property was numerous books, on the pages of which the writings of the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church were kept. AllThe priest devoted his free time from service to painstaking work. Hegumen Nikon (Vorobiev) wrote down his thoughts and discourses about faith, God, and repentance. These were not just letters - this is an appeal to descendants who are still at the very beginning of the path to the Lord. In his works, the clergyman "translated" the laws of the Bible into a language understandable and accessible to modern man.

Holy message

Hegumen Nikon (Vorobiev) left us many valuable works in which he addressed everyone and everyone. These are “Letters to spiritual children”, and “How to live today”, and “Repentance has been left to us” … These and many other works were left to us “for the benefit and healing from anger, anger and bragging,” Abbot Nikon Vorobyov wrote. These letters became not just a statement of the laws of God, the content of the Great Scripture and reasoning about God. In his works, the associate shares his own experience of deep knowledge of religion. They help believers to correctly prioritize, to apply spiritual knowledge in modern life. It is no secret that every day we are surrounded by many temptations that push us to sin and corrupt our souls. The letters of Abbot Nikon (Vorobiev) are written in a simple and understandable language for every Orthodox, but at the same time, the laws of God run through them like a red thread. The elder teaches not just reverence before the Lord, but repentance of the soul. In his works, he found a reflection in all spheres of human life, in the books and letters of the elder, everyone will find the answer to any question of interest.

On the values of the soul

The spiritual letters of Abbot Nikon (Vorobiev) are filled with a sense of joy in life. Despite the hard life even for a monk, his works are imbued with love, compassion, forgiveness. He writes that not only should one never lose heart and need to fight, but it is necessary to turn to the Lord. You should always ask God for protection and help, and you should always analyze your past experience, trying to avoid repeating mistakes that have already been made.

Hegumen Nikon (Vorobiev) advises everyone to turn to the Almighty for help at least once an hour, or even more often: then the thought of God, faith, humility and repentance will not leave our heart for a minute, and, therefore, The Lord will always be there. Everyone needs the help of the saints: only then will human labor benefit not only himself, but also those close to him. For this, the layman will be rewarded a hundredfold.

The work will be rewarded

The elder has a special attitude to work, he calls on everyone to eradicate laziness in themselves, to cultivate diligence and diligence. He writes that God rewards in full for diligence and patience, but it is much better to bear not only your own, but also each other's burdens. Only then the law of Christ will be fulfilled, and then a person will not be subject to despondency, sorrow, suffering. Only in this case, love for the neighbor will reign in the hearts of people, and each other's shortcomings will fade in comparison with faith in God.

The books of Abbot Nikon (Vorobiev) are full of love of life and humility. The elder writes that despondency, boredom, indignation alienate us from the Lord. What could be scarier? The Almighty endures everything, but human sinsdestroy the soul, which means they turn him away from God. Salvation is born from repentance, love, tenderness, crying. A feeling of pity, but not for yourself, but for your loved ones, can awaken meekness and patience in the hearts.

One and all

Hegumen Nikon (Vorobiev) has more than a dozen books, and in each he shares his innermost knowledge about God, faith, love, good and evil. More than 300 spiritual letters are known, and in each he emphasizes that repentance is the vital moisture for the Russian Orthodox Church. As long as a feeling of humility, obedience and faith lives in people, there is no power on earth, the ability to turn the Lord away from us and him from us. The Almighty endures more than any layman or monk: only God knows about all our sins, bad thoughts and evil words.

Hegumen Nikon calls his readers children, God's children. As long as repentance lives in our hearts, we are omnipotent in the face of temptations and temptations. The Lord is born in ourselves, and we give birth to him in our souls.

In addition to printed publications, the spiritual appeals of Abbot Nikon (Vorobiev) are placed on electronic and audio media. Thus, each of us can absorb the words of the elder not only in the traditional way, but also in a more modern way. Do not miss the opportunity to get enough of God's power: read at least one message of the great companion of our days.