THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH
By the Grace of God, let us say a few words about the Church, Orthodoxy, and about what the role of the Church is.
It is wisely said that the role of the Church is to heal us, to make us spiritually healthy. Our Holy (Orthodox) Fathers say that the first disobedience of man (Adam), ever practiced against God, resulted in the loss of communion with Him. What happened that particular moment is what we call "darkening of the image of God in man".
As we all know, the image of Christ is imprinted in our soul.