Adam's lamentation, Saint Siloan of Athos. Saint Silouan of Athos. Adam's lament

His soul was tormented by the thought: "I have offended my beloved God." He did not regret paradise and its beauty so much as that he had lost the love of God, which insatiably every minute draws the soul to God.

So every soul that has known God through the Holy Spirit, but then lost grace, experiences Adam's torment. It hurts the soul, and it greatly regrets when it offends the beloved Lord.

Adam was bored on earth, and wept bitterly, and the earth was not sweet to him. He yearned for God and said:

“My soul misses the Lord and tearfully seek Him. How can I not look for Him? When I was with Him, my soul was cheerful and at peace, and the enemy had no access to me; and now an evil spirit has taken power over me, and it shakes and torments my soul, and therefore my soul misses the Lord even to death, and my spirit yearns for God, and nothing on earth amuses me, and my soul wants nothing to be comforted, but wants to see Him again and be satisfied with Him.

I can’t forget Him even for a minute, and my soul languishes for Him, and from a lot of sorrow I cry with a groan: “Have mercy on me, O God, Thy fallen creation.”

So Adam sobbed, and tears flowed down his face onto his chest and the ground, and the whole wilderness listened to his groans; animals and birds fell silent in sorrow; but Adam wept, for because of his sin all had lost peace and love.

Great was Adam's sorrow at being expelled from paradise, but when he saw his son Abel, killed by his brother Cain, his sorrow became even greater, and he was tormented in soul, and sobbed, and thought: “Nations will come from me and multiply, and all will suffer and live in enmity and kill one another.” And his grief was as great as the sea, and only those whose soul has known the Lord and how much He loves us can understand it. And I lost grace and together with Adam I call: “Be merciful to me, Lord. Grant me the spirit of humility and love."

Oh love of the Lord! Whoever knows you, he tirelessly seeks you day and night and shouts:

“I miss You, Lord, and tearfully seek You. How can I not look for you? You have given me to know You by the Holy Spirit, and this knowledge of God draws my soul to tearfully seek You.

Crying Adam:

“The desert is not dear to me. High mountains are not dear to me, neither meadows, nor forests, nor the singing of birds; nothing pleases me. My soul is in great sorrow: I have offended God. And if the Lord took me back to paradise, then I will grieve and cry there too: why did I offend my beloved God.

After Adam was expelled from paradise, his soul was sick and he shed many tears from grief. So every soul that knows the Lord misses Him and says:

“Where are you, Lord? Where are you, my light? Why hid Your face from me, and my soul does not see You for a long time, and misses You, and tearfully seeks You.

“Where is my Lord? Why can't I see Him in my soul? What prevents Him from living in me? This means that I do not have Christ's humility and love for enemies.

God is insatiable love, and it is impossible to describe it.

Adam walked the earth, and from many diseases of his heart wept, and with his mind he thought about God, and when his body was exhausted and he could no longer shed tears, then his spirit burned to God, for he could not forget paradise and its beauty ; but still more did Adam's soul love God, and was drawn to Him by the power of love itself.

Oh, Adam, I am writing, but you see, my weak mind cannot understand how you missed God and how you carried out the labor of repentance.

Oh, Adam, you see, I, your child, suffer on earth. There is little fire in me, and my love almost goes out.

O Adam, sing to us the song of the Lord, may my soul rejoice in the Lord, and may it move to praise and glorify Him, as the Cherubim and Seraphim praise Him in heaven, and as all the ranks of heavenly angels sing to Him the thrice-holy song.

O Adam, our father, sing to us the song of the Lord, so that the whole earth can hear, and all your sons raise their minds to God, and delight in the sounds of the heavenly song, and forget their grief on earth.

The Holy Spirit is the love and sweetness of soul, mind and body. And those who have come to know God by the Holy Spirit, insatiably day and night yearn for the living God, for the love of God is very sweet. But when the soul loses grace, it again tearfully seeks the Holy Spirit.

And whoever has not known God by the Holy Spirit cannot seek Him with tears, and his soul is always tormented by passions; his mind thinks earthly things and cannot come into contemplation and know Jesus Christ. He is known by the Holy Spirit.

Adam knew God and Paradise, and after his fall, he tearfully sought Him.

- “O Adam, our father, tell us, your sons, about the Lord. Your soul knew God on earth, and knew paradise, and its sweetness and joy, and now you live in heaven and see the glory of the Lord. Tell us how our Lord is glorified for His sufferings, and how songs are sung in heaven, and how sweet these songs are, for they are sung by the Holy Spirit.

Tell us about the glory of the Lord, and how merciful He is, and how He loves His creation.

Tell us about the Most Holy Mother of God. How she is magnified in heaven and with what songs she is pleased.

Tell us how the Saints rejoice there, and how they shine with grace; how they love the Lord, and in what humility they stand before God.

O Adam, comfort and rejoice our sorrowful souls. Tell us what you see in heaven?.. Why are you silent?.. After all, the whole earth is mourning... Or are you unable to remember us because of the love of God?

Or do you see the Mother of God in glory, and you can’t tear yourself away from the vision, and don’t you want to say a word of kindness to us grieving, so that we forget grief on earth?

Oh, Adam, our father, you see the sorrow of your sons on earth. Why are you silent?"

Adam says:

“My children, do not touch me. I cannot tear myself away from the love of God and speak to you. My soul is wounded by the love of the Lord and rejoices in His beauty, and how can I remember the earth? Those who live before the Face of the Lord cannot think about earthly things.”

- “Oh, Adam, our father, you left us, your orphans. But we are in grief on earth. Tell us what to do to please God? Look at your children scattered over the earth, scattered by their minds. Many forget God, live in darkness and go to the abyss of hell.”

- "Do not disturb me. I see the Mother of God in glory, and how can I break away and talk to you? I see holy Prophets and Apostles; and they are all like our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

I walk in the Gardens of Eden and everywhere I see the glory of the Lord, for the Lord is in me and made me like Himself. Thus the Lord glorifies man, that he makes him like Himself.

“Oh, Adam, we are your children. Tell us who mourn on earth how to inherit paradise, so that we, like you, can see the glory of the Lord.

Our soul misses the Lord, but you live in heaven and rejoice in the glory of the Lord. We beg you, console us."

“Why are you crying to me, my children? The Lord loves you and has given you commandments. Keep them, love one another, and you will find rest in God. Repent every hour of your transgressions, so that we may meet the Lord.

The Lord said: “Those who love Me, I love, and those who glorify Me, I will glorify.”

“Oh Adam, pray for us, your children. From many sorrows our soul is sad.”

“O Adam, our father, you live in heaven and see the Lord sitting in glory at the right hand of God the Father. You see the Cherubim and Seraphim and all the Saints, and you hear the songs of heaven, from the sweetness of which your soul has forgotten the earth. We are sad on earth and miss God a lot. There is not enough fire in us to ardently love the Lord.

Inspire us what we must do in order to gain paradise?

Adam answers:

- "Do not touch me, my children, for from the sweetness of God's love I cannot remember the earth."

- “Oh, Adam, our souls are bored, and sorrows have burdened us. Give us a word of comfort. Sing to us from the songs that you hear in heaven, so that the whole earth hears them, and people forget their grief ... Oh, Adam, we are very sad.

- “Don't touch me. The time for my sorrows has passed. From the beauty of paradise and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit, I can no longer remember the earth. But I will tell you: the Lord loves you, and you live in love, be obedient to the authorities, humble your hearts, and the Spirit of God will live in you. He comes into the soul quietly, and gives her peace, and testifies to salvation without words. Sing to God in love and humility of spirit, for the Lord rejoices in this.”

“O Adam, our father, what shall we do? We sing, but there is no love and humility in us.”

“Repent to the Lord and ask. He loves a person and will give everything. And I repented a lot and grieved a lot for having offended God, that peace and love on earth were lost for my sin.

My tears flowed down my face and wet my chest and the ground; and the desert listened to my groans. You cannot understand my grief, nor how I wept for God and paradise. In paradise, I was joyful and cheerful: the Spirit of God made me glad, and I did not know any suffering. But when I was expelled from paradise, then cold and hunger began to torment me, animals and birds, which were meek in paradise and loved me, became wild, became afraid and ran away from me.

Evil thoughts tormented me; the sun and the wind scorched me, the rain soaked me; I was tormented by illnesses and all the sorrows of the earth, but I endured everything and firmly trusted in God.

And you bear the labors of repentance: love sorrows, dry up your bodies, humble yourself and love your enemies, so that the Holy Spirit dwells in you, and then you will know and gain the Kingdom of Heaven.

But do not touch me: now, from the love of God, I have forgotten the earth and everything on it, I have forgotten even the paradise I lost, for I see the glory of the Lord and the glory of the Saints, who themselves shine like Him from the light of the face of God.

“O Adam, sing us a heavenly song, so that the whole earth will listen and be delighted with the peace of love for God. We want to hear these songs, they are sweet, because they are sung by the Holy Spirit.

Adam lost the earthly paradise and weeping searched for it; "Paradise, my paradise, my beautiful paradise." But the Lord, by His love on the cross, gave him another paradise, better than the former, in heaven, where is the Light of the Holy Trinity. What shall we repay the Lord for His love for us?

ADAM, the father of the universe, in paradise knew the sweetness of God's love, and therefore, when he was expelled from paradise for sin and bereft of God's love, he suffered bitterly and wept with a great groan throughout the whole wilderness. His soul was tormented by the thought: "I have offended my beloved God." He did not regret paradise and its beauty so much as that he had lost the love of God, which insatiably every minute draws the soul to God.

So every soul that has known God through the Holy Spirit, but then lost grace, experiences Adam's torment. It hurts the soul, and it greatly regrets when it offends the beloved Lord.

Adam was bored on earth, and wept bitterly, and the earth was not sweet to him. He yearned for God and said:

Oh love of the Lord! Whoever knows you, he tirelessly seeks you day and night and shouts:

“I miss You, Lord, and tearfully seek You. How can I not look for you? You have given me to know You by the Holy Spirit, and this knowledge of God draws my soul to tearfully seek You.

Crying Adam:

After Adam was expelled from paradise, his soul was sick and he shed many tears from grief. So every soul that knows the Lord misses Him and says:

“Where are you, Lord? Where are you, my light? Why hid Your face from me, and my soul does not see You for a long time, and misses You, and tearfully seeks You.

“Where is my Lord? Why can't I see Him in my soul? What prevents Him from living in me? This means that I do not have Christ's humility and love for enemies.

God is insatiable love, and it is impossible to describe it.

Oh, Adam, I am writing, but you see, my weak mind cannot understand how you missed God and how you carried out the labor of repentance.

Oh, Adam, you see, I, your child, suffer on earth. There is little fire in me, and my love almost goes out.

Adam knew God and Paradise, and after his fall, he tearfully sought Him.

Tell us about the glory of the Lord, and how merciful He is, and how He loves His creation.

Tell us about the Most Holy Mother of God. How she is magnified in heaven and with what songs she is pleased.

Tell us how the Saints rejoice there, and how they shine with grace; how they love the Lord, and in what humility they stand before God.

O Adam, comfort and rejoice our sorrowful souls. Tell us what you see in heaven?.. Why are you silent?.. After all, the whole earth is grieving... Or are you unable to remember us because of the love of God?

Or do you see the Mother of God in glory, and you can’t tear yourself away from the vision, and don’t you want to say a word of kindness to us grieving, so that we forget grief on earth?

Oh, Adam, our father, you see the sorrow of your sons on earth. Why are you silent?"

Adam says:

- "Do not disturb me. I see the Mother of God in glory, and how can I break away and talk to you? I see holy Prophets and Apostles; and they are all like our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

I walk in the Gardens of Eden and everywhere I see the glory of the Lord, for the Lord is in me and made me like Himself. Thus the Lord glorifies man, that he makes him like Himself.

“Oh, Adam, we are your children. Tell us who mourn on earth how to inherit paradise, so that we, like you, can see the glory of the Lord. Our soul misses the Lord, but you live in heaven and rejoice in the glory of the Lord. We beg you, console us."

“Oh Adam, pray for us, your children. From many sorrows our soul is sad.”

Adam answers:

- "Do not touch me, my children, for from the sweetness of God's love I cannot remember the earth."

“O Adam, our father, what shall we do? We sing, but there is no love and humility in us.”

“Repent to the Lord and ask. He loves a person and will give everything. And I repented a lot and grieved a lot for having offended God, that peace and love on earth were lost for my sin. My tears flowed down my face and wet my chest and the ground; and the desert listened to my groans. You cannot understand my grief, nor how I wept for God and paradise. In paradise, I was joyful and cheerful: the Spirit of God made me glad, and I did not know any suffering. But when I was expelled from paradise, cold and hunger began to torment me, the animals and birds that were meek in paradise and loved me became wild, became afraid and ran away from me. Evil thoughts tormented me; the sun and the wind scorched me, the rain soaked me; I was tormented by illnesses and all the sorrows of the earth, but I endured everything and firmly trusted in God.

Siluan of Athos (in the world - Semyon Ivanovich Antonov; 1866, the village of Shovskoye, Shovskaya volost, Lebedyansky district, Tambov province - September 11 (24), 1938, Athos) - a monk of the Patriarchate of Constantinople of Russian origin, labored on Athos. He is venerated in the Orthodox Church as a saint among the saints, the memory is celebrated on September 11 (according to the Julian calendar).

Missing God: “My heart has loved You, Lord, and therefore I miss You and tearfully seek You.

You decorated the sky with stars, the air with clouds, the earth with seas, rivers and green gardens, but my soul loved You and does not want to look at this world, although it is beautiful. My soul desires only You, Lord. I cannot forget your quiet and meek gaze, and I tearfully pray to you: come, and dwell, and cleanse me from my sins. You see from the height of Your holy glory how my soul misses You.

Prayer for the world: “I beseech you, merciful Lord, that all peoples of the earth may know you by the Holy Spirit.”

On faith and knowledge of God: “Unbelief comes from pride. A proud person wants to know everything with his mind and science, but he is not allowed to know God, because the Lord is revealed only to humble souls. To humble souls the Lord shows His deeds, which are incomprehensible to our mind, but are revealed by the Holy Spirit. With a simple mind, only earthly things can be known, and that only in part, but God and everything heavenly is known by the Holy Spirit.”

About love:

“The more love, the more suffering for the soul;
the more complete the love, the more complete the knowledge;
the hotter the love, the more fervent the prayer;
the more perfect the love, the holier life."

We are children of God and are like the Lord: “Grace made me know that all people who love God and keep His commandments are full of light and are like the Lord; but those who go against God are full of darkness and look like an enemy.”

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Adam, the father of the universe, in Paradise knew the sweetness of God's love, and therefore, when he was expelled from Paradise for sin and bereft of God's love, he suffered bitterly and wept with a great groan throughout the whole desert. His soul was tormented by the thought: "I have offended my beloved God." He did not regret paradise and its beauty so much as that he had lost the love of God, which insatiably every minute draws the soul to God.

So every soul that has known God through the Holy Spirit, but then lost grace, experiences Adam's torment. It hurts the soul, and it greatly regrets when it offends the beloved Lord.

Adam was bored on earth, and wept bitterly, and the earth was not sweet to him. He yearned for God and said:

Oh love of the Lord! Whoever knows you, he tirelessly seeks you day and night and shouts:

“I miss You, Lord, and tearfully seek You. How can I not look for you? You have given me to know You by the Holy Spirit, and this knowledge of God draws my soul to tearfully seek You.

Crying Adam:

After Adam was expelled from paradise, his soul was sick and he shed many tears from grief. So every soul that knows the Lord misses Him and says:

“Where are you, Lord? Where are you, my light? Why hid Your face from me, and my soul does not see You for a long time, and misses You, and tearfully seeks You.

“Where is my Lord? Why can't I see Him in my soul? What prevents Him from living in me? This means that I do not have Christ's humility and love for enemies.

God is insatiable love, and it is impossible to describe it.

Oh, Adam, I am writing, but you see, my weak mind cannot understand how you missed God and how you carried out the labor of repentance.

Oh, Adam, you see, I, your child, suffer on earth. There is little fire in me, and my love almost goes out.

Adam knew God and Paradise, and after his fall, he tearfully sought Him.

“O Adam, our father, tell us your sons about the Lord. Your soul knew God on earth, and knew paradise, and its sweetness and joy, and now you live in heaven and see the glory of the Lord. Tell us how our Lord is glorified for His sufferings, and how songs are sung in heaven, and how sweet these songs are, for they are sung by the Holy Spirit.

Tell us about the glory of the Lord, and how merciful He is, and how He loves His creation.

Tell us about the Most Holy Mother of God. How she is magnified in heaven and with what songs she is pleased.

Tell us how the Saints rejoice there, and how they shine with grace; how they love the Lord, and in what humility they stand before God.

Or do you see the Mother of God in glory, and you can’t tear yourself away from the vision, and don’t you want to say a word of kindness to us grieving, so that we forget grief on earth?

Oh, Adam, our father, you see the sorrow of your sons on earth. Why are you silent?"

Adam says:

“Oh, Adam, our father, you have left us, your orphans. But we are in grief on earth. Tell us what to do to please God? Look at your children scattered over the earth, scattered by their minds. Many forget God, live in darkness and go to the abyss of hell.”

- "Do not disturb me. I see the Mother of God in glory, and how can I break away and talk to you? I see holy Prophets and Apostles; and they are all like our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

I walk in the Gardens of Eden and everywhere I see the glory of the Lord, for the Lord is in me and made me like Himself. Thus the Lord glorifies man, that he makes him like Himself.

“Oh Adam, pray for us, your children. From many sorrows our soul is sad.”

Adam answers:

- "Do not touch me, my children, for from the sweetness of God's love I cannot remember the earth."

“Oh, Adam, our souls are weary, and sorrows have burdened us. Give us a word of comfort. Sing to us from the songs that you hear in heaven, so that the whole earth hears them, and people forget their grief ... Oh, Adam, we are very sad.

“Don't touch me. The time for my sorrows has passed. From the beauty of paradise and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit, I can no longer remember the earth. But I will tell you: the Lord loves you, and you live in love, be obedient to the authorities, humble your hearts, and the Spirit of God will live in you. He comes into the soul quietly, and gives her peace, and testifies to salvation without words. Sing to God in love and humility of spirit, for the Lord rejoices in this.”