Toward Repentance Saint Demiana The purpose of manual labor

The purpose of manual labor was to bring the monk to perfection so that he may avoid the dangers of pride

and a new foreword by Hank Hanegraaff

I did not surrender for one day to anyone who resisted or envied me…

especially the children

Toward Repentance Saint Demiana The purpose of manual labor"Sugg. Donation" The book discusses Repentance from an Orthodox perspective. In the book, the author emphasizes the essentiality of embedding hope at the center of the entire practice of repentance. Moreover, the author highlights the needed spiritual strategies that initiate a fruitful life of repentance. In this regard, the author helps the reader to perceive repentance not as a mere act of sorrow, rather an act of restoration filled with joy as