Archimandrite Ambrose Yurasov - On Faith and Salvation. FAQ. - 2008

114. How can one learn to be a courageous spirit?

115. I often murmur against Eve because she sinned. If it were not for her sin, life would be different, I would live better

116. You often say that there is a respite for believers now. Does this mean that there will be persecution again?

117. I know a woman: she often goes to church, prays, fasts, but it is very difficult to talk to her, because she is angry and irritated. Why does a person have such a condition?

118. Why does it happen that after church the grace acquired there very soon leaves the soul?

119. A person feels sick during the service—why is that?

120. It is said that the cross is idolatry, that Christ Himself was not baptized, that He did not make the sign of the cross on Himself

121. Is it possible to go to church without a cross?

122. What is spiritual kinship?

123. Does the Lord love everyone equally?

124. If there is no argument about something, how can we understand whether there is no will of God or whether it is the wiles of the devil?

125. Why do Russians not have the unity, the cohesion that all other peoples have?

126. Russians are constantly humiliated from the television screen. If something is bad somewhere, then the Russians are to blame for everything. Many of us have become despondent, but the loss of faith in oneself by the people leads to its disappearance

127. How can we find the fear of God?

128. Condemnation of other people is a sin. But what if there are so many evil people around who want to destroy us? Is it possible to denounce them?

129. At the present time there are very many people who are suffering, tormented, and in despair. What are they doing?

130. How to change your state - I am in terrible anguish. Outwardly, I live quietly, I go to church, repent, take communion. I don't want anything, I don't have the strength to force myself...

131. What to do if there is no time to go to church?

132. I stand at the service and do not understand anything, perhaps because the service is in Church Slavonic?

133. We know that some of the clergy propose to make the Liturgy simpler and more modern. What is your attitude to this?

134. The husband left and went missing. The son was sentenced to be shot. How can we thank the Lord here?