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Dostoevsky's quote

Dostoevsky is known to have written, in a letter to Mme. N. D. Fonvisin (1854)*, "And yet God gives me sometimes moments of perfect peace; in such moments I love and believe that I am loved, in such moments I have formulated my creed, wherein all is clear and holy to me. I believe that there is nothing lovelier, deeper, more sympathetic, more rational, more manly, and more perfect than the Saviour; I say to myself with jealous love that not only is there no one else like Him, but that there could be no one."

Last night I had the idea to make a list of 20 things, for a blog post, that I love about being an Orthodox Christian. I took my notebook and pen, and started. Within 15 minutes, I had listed over 120 things.

Dostoevsky's quote sums up the main reason. When you come to know our Saviour through the traditional Orthodox Faith, you come to love Him deeply, and to know you are deeply loved.  And you also know, that there is no one else like Him, nor could there ever be.



Note of Interest: "Dostoevsky was an Orthodox Christian and viewed Christ with great love." ~Ludmila Saraskina, Russian historian of Literature

*From Letters of Fyodor Michailovitch Dostoevsky to His Family and Friends

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