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Re: Words from Optina
Slavipodvizhnik #424831 09/26/24 08:29 AM
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Poverty can lead to greater piety than wealth, and hard work is more valuable than idleness. Acts of kindness and charity are based on intention, not money, and even the smallest offering given with a pure heart is the most valuable.
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