Now we have come to things as they are here. We dwell in a great and blessed country, and we marvel and behold other, untold treasures. It is enough for us Orthodox to have a living faith, ministry and witness in this great continent. We behold flourishing Dioceses and Communities, Schools and Institutions, progressing well with much fervor and love for one another. These can be easily crushed.
Nothing is guaranteed.
Especially for us Orthodox, we know well in our historical experience trials and persecutions and the witness of martyrdom. Therefore, we do not boast in these treasures. Our vessel is a shell, which contains Orthodox faith, grace, and truth. Under the mass of the faithful, it manifests signs of fatigue, and danger of cracking in the areas of preservation of the pure Orthodox mind-set. This mass of faithful are inundated every day with an abundance and indeed great doses of heterodox ideas from the prevailing atmosphere.