{"id":474,"date":"2018-06-08T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.smallpage.online\/2018\/06\/08\/parable-of-day-demon-in-churc\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T13:42:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T13:42:19","slug":"parable-of-day-demon-in-churc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/parable-of-day-demon-in-churc","title":{"rendered":"Parable of the Day: A Demon in the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"featured_img aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/161-prayer_questions-864x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"539\" data-original-width=\"864\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A wandering monk went to a church to pray. Suddenly, he saw a demon wearing a priest\u2019s clothes and preaching. The monk stood in the corner and listened intently to the words of the demon, trying to find fault with what he would say. However, the demon said everything in full compliance with the Good Book, and did not alter a single word. When the sermon was over and people left the church, the monk came to the demon and said:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2013 I know who you are: you are a demon!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2013 That\u2019s right, \u2013 the demon confirmed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2013 I wanted to find fault with you but you made no mistakes! \u2013 the monk said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2013 I did my best, \u2013 the demon sounded flattered.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2013 So what\u2019s your secret? \u2013 the monk asked in surprise.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2013 I was speaking without love and I know that these people won\u2019t follow my words. And that\u2019s enough for me, \u2013 the evil one explained.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"right\"><em>Translated by The Catalog of Good Deeds <\/em><\/div>\n<div align=\"right\">\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wandering monk went to a church to pray. Suddenly, he saw a demon wearing a priest\u2019s clothes and preaching. 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