Patriarch Daniil: God has given us this great gift – to be with us

“God has given us this great gift – to be with us. We must reflect on what a high honour He has bestowed upon us establishing His image in us, so that man may be like God,” Patriarch Daniil has told journalists. The patriarch led the festive divine liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in the Patriarchal Cathedral “St. Alexander Nevsky”.

Sometimes we greatly devalue ourselves and the people around us, and God has given us such a high dignity – to be sons of God, the Patriarch said and added: “We must strive to acquire what He has brought us – His divine peace, His divine condescension and humility, His divine love. When we have these gifts – this is God-likeness. And man will truly be with Him, and we will not cease to enjoy His peace and grace.”

Christians in Bulgaria welcome Christmas

Editor: Diana Tsankova

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