Just as he did during his life, out of his great
kindness St. Spyridon continues to help people who pray to him. Here is a story
sent to the editors of Eskom-Vera from Olga of the town of Syktyvkara.
It happened 7 years
ago. Before then, my husband and I lived with our three children in a crowded
two-room apartment. When a fourth little one appeared to the world, it became
clear that six people could not live there and we had to look for a larger
place. The matter could not be put off, time was running out, and we still
couldn’t find a suitable apartment. Then Olga began ordering molebens to St.
Spyridon in the local church, remembering that he helps with finding living
space. She ordered one moleben, but nothing changed, and then a second, with
the same result. Then suddenly a friend, a very good man, out of nowhere gave
Olga a small icon of St. Spyridon of Tremithus, for the children. “I heard that
St. Spyridon helps children,” he said. It was as if the saint wanted to send a
mysterious message through this friend, to say, “Don’t despond, it’s in the
works, although you don’t see it yet.” Soon we found an apartment—four rooms, a
large kitchen, and an entrance room just as large! And it was not expensive
because it was on the first floor, but that also turned out to be a good thing:
our four little foot-stompers could now stomp around as much as they like
without disturbing the neighbors. From the apartment windows the church where
Olga ordered the molebens to St. Spyridon could be seen. And what is even more
amazing is that twenty years ago this apartment was a “children’s room”; it is
where the kids from the surrounding yards would come to pass the rainy summer
days playing checkers and table tennis… This is the “children’s room” that the
kind God-pleasing, children-loving St. Spyridon spotted for Olga’s family. They
moved right before the New Year. There’s no need to say how joyful they all
were. And St. Spyridon looks at them from the icon as if to say, “Never
despair, but be joyful, for the Lord is near!”
By Elena Grigoryan
Source: http://www.orthochristian.com/50595.html
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