“I said since my elder has sent me I am not going to give up until I fall down. Only then am I free of responsibility. With a lot of difficulty I walk like a turtle for a few meters. I made the sign of the cross and I said “my panagia to the prayers of my elder help me.” After this little prayer the barrel on my back became lighter I walked a little, it felt a little lighter. I started walking normally. In a little while I felt that all of the weight was lifted. As soon as I started climbing a steep steps it was as if someone behind me was pushing me. I was almost running up the steps and at the same time I was saying the prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ. Period.”. A loaded meal takes two hours to travel the distance between the port in our hutts. I assure you that I climb up in less than an hour with 65 kg of oral on my back.”
Abbott Haralambos
~Abbot Haralambos of Dionysiates