Why priest Andrei Tkachev asks not to be afraid of anticove restrictions

Someone's failed a long time ago. year-end The past, and someone is just going to do it. Some were positive for the next year, while others were disappointed and made sure that in 2021 the old problems did not disappear.

Today's edition. "Site" He asks to get acquainted with the opinion of the priest Andrei Tkachev on this score. What does a well-known preacher and TV presenter think about the practice of summing up and what kind of future does he predict for us all?



The main results of the year 2020 turned out to be extremely difficult, and the number of various bad incidents in it seems to have broken all records. Not surprisingly, since August, many have been waiting for this year to end and for changes to begin.

Therefore, despite the coronavirus restrictions, which have already become an integral part of our life, the New Year holidays were celebrated everywhere on a large scale. But how justified is our optimism?



“The year is over. We can take stock, we can ask ourselves questions, we can try to digest what we've been through and what we've been through. But in fact, I think nothing special happened. It's all nonsense. Just we, people, managed to forget many things, — said Andrey Tkachev.



At the same time, the priest admits that there is a reason to think about his life. After all, we have grown up for a whole year, a little closer to that very last moment in our lives. And Archpriest reminds us that at this time we especially need faith.

“The New Year itself is not new. It's just a conditional date. Some meet him in March and some in September. Even we have an old style and a new one. The main “New Year” in the life of every person is his birthday. This is a personal New Year.



Still, Andrei Tkachev, speaking about the results of the year, did not forget to mention the coronavirus. But he said his fears were exaggerated. Everyone has to leave this world sooner or later. And the reason can be absolutely any.

Under the wheels of a car, or from a medical error, or from a banal old age. We were just reminded that we are mortals. That's all. Nothing new has happened in this sense, Andrey Tkachev reflects aloud.



At the same time, the clergyman is sure that people for their deeds and for who they are deserve great punishment and great misfortunes. Tkachev ironically noted that such trials await us in the coming years.

“What is happening now is nonsense. Our sins cry out to heaven for revenge. And the lack of remorse, the lack of prayer, the lack of Christian love for each other makes us hostage to future misfortunes. Therefore, we should not hope for the New Year”.

So what do we do then? Andrey Tkachev reassures us that we have prayer and repentance, reconciliation and the opportunity to do good deeds. That might keep us afloat.

“Everything will remain the same, for our former sins will not go away. Therefore, you should not hope for the new, everything will remain old. Don't take my words for such senile grumbling. But I think something like that. Happy New Year! concluded Father Andrey Tkachev.



These are the unoptimistic results of the year we managed to hear from Andrei Tkachev. And then everyone should decide for himself whether this is really “senile grumbling” or holy truth. In any case, everything can always be changed for the better. The key is to believe that the key to change is in our hands.