Book: The basis of salvation. A complete collection of sermons and teachings of Skhiagumen Sava.

Faithful to her all the time.

- Sometimes, you look - my mother has an offended, sad face. You go up to her, throw yourself at your feet, ask for forgiveness for your pranks, and your mother will become completely different. Otherwise, he will punish us, put us in a corner, and she will go to another room, kneel in front of the icons and pray with tears: “Queen of Heaven, I punished them, but I cannot fix them! You fix them yourself, as you know! " And we will look at what mom is doing, and we will feel sorry for her, and then again we ask her for forgiveness, we will also kneel down and start praying with her that the Lord would forgive us. And everything changed.

The children lived in an atmosphere of Christian love, not knowing the harsh punishments, and there was no need to punish them. Children have never had to witness screaming, swearing. Their upbringing was influenced not so much by the words of their parents as by their actions.