Faith and Fight

I "stumbled upon" a series of open letters that chronicle one man's battle with cancer. The man, Fr. Victor Sokolov, is a priest in the Orthodox Church and serves at Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco. He exemplifies a true Christian approach to suffering and difficulty. I encourage you to click on the following links and read his story.

His battle is with cancer of the body, and mine (thus far) is with various cancers of the soul. His cancer wastes away his body while mine wastes away my peace of mind, relationships, and spiritual health. There are many ways to present an Orthodox approach to life and its many, many battles. Fr. Victor's encounter with cancer is giving him the opportunity to incarnate his faith in a quite visible way. I found it beautiful, instructional, and inspirational. His story makes me want to fight harder.

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