by Stella Kamenova | Aug 17, 2020 | SP Scripture Texts
PURE HEART Qumran, Israel QUESTION: Do you ever feel like your heart is full of chaos, even when your life looks calm on the outside? PROBLEM: In a world that rewards image over integrity and noise over stillness, purity of heart often feels impossible. We’re...
by Stella Kamenova | Aug 17, 2020 | SP Scripture Texts
SELF CONTROL TO OVERCOME YOUR PASSIONS Mary Magdalene’s Monastery Gethsemane Garden Jerusalem, Israel QUESTION: Do your passions control you more than you’d like to admit? PROBLEM: So many of us battle daily with emotions and desires that spiral beyond our control...
by Stella Kamenova | Aug 17, 2020 | SP Scripture Texts
MORE PATIENCE / LESS SELFISHNESS Temple of Hatshepsut Luxor, Egypt QUESTION: Do you lose your peace the moment things don’t go your way? PROBLEM: In today’s fast-paced world, patience is nearly extinct. We’re conditioned to expect everything immediately –...
by Stella Kamenova | Aug 17, 2020 | SP Scripture Texts
EMOTIONAL HEALING Ravne Tunnels, Bosnia & Herzegovina QUESTION: Is your heart still carrying wounds that your mind tries to ignore? PROBLEM: We all suffer emotional damage -whether from trauma, betrayal, anxiety, or fear – and over time, these wounds can...
by Stella Kamenova | Aug 17, 2020 | SP Scripture Texts
THE GREATEST TREASURE Sozopol, Bulgaria QUESTION: What are you really chasing and will it follow you into eternity? PROBLEM: In our noisy, consumer-driven world, we often treat material success as the ultimate goal. But this obsession with possessions distracts us...
by Stella Kamenova | Aug 17, 2020 | SP Scripture Texts
AVOID ENVY Monastery of Saint Mina – Western Dessert near Alexandria, Egypt QUESTION: Why does someone else’s joy sometimes feel like your loss? PROBLEM: Envy corrodes the Soul from the inside out. It makes you see blessings as threats and others’ successes as...