Fr. Arsenie Papacioc talks about the power of the Cross in Christians’ life. During his life he spent 10 years in communist prisons for his faith.

Fr. Arsenie:
To love you must sacrifice… and before sacrificing yourself you must know how to love…
It is impossible without sacrifice! This is the Christian view.
In the teaching of all the religions of the world one can notice the escape from suffering… which is a human nature’s tendency towards comfort and stopping the suffering. You know…

But it is not the same with Christ, no! On the contrary, only by suffering you get rid of suffering! We all must end it on the cross … The cross is the most praised thing on earth… it is impossible without suffering! You can never know or overcome yourself without [suffering]… you can not…

You see, brothers and sisters, the Savior performed miracles, He healed, resurrected people, but this didn’t save the world…
Let’s say the righteousness that God performed is “90 degrees”. It didn’t save the world.
Not even the great resurrections He made didn’t save the world, they are “180 degrees”. He resurrected Lazarus… He was giving life… and others…
But only on the Cross, “360 degrees”, He saved the world… So, it is about suffering! What happened? This authorized the Savior against the evil, the devil.

While the Savior was on the Cross, satan was wailing… This is when Satan died. Now, at the sacrifice…

He talked about this moment: “Get behind me, satan!”, He told Peter… “Because you stop Me from Cross, you stop Me from sacrifice…”

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