A spiritual father-confessor named Benjamin, when a person had come to him
for confession was talking about others and criticizing his brothers, would
send the “penitent” away until he could correct himself and change his
attitude. The most simple monk, Elder David, would tell his visitors about
this kind of criticism: “Be careful, do not say one person does this and the
other does that. If you do so, you lose Christ’s grace. Even if you
see a person acting like an ass, do not criticize. Love your neighbor as
you would your own self. This is what Christ tells us to do.”
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