“One must love God first, and only then can one love one's closest of kin and neighbors. We must not be idols to one another, for such is not the will of God.”
Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
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