You do have the right wheels! His Beatitude Sviatoslav shared an interesting life story on social networks

Friday, 14 May 2021, 15:01

His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, told a motivating story from his own life on the social network Instagram, which happened to him - then still a young priest - during a trip to the United States. Here is the story.

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As a young priest, I decided to deepen my knowledge of English and took advantage of the opportunities offered by the Lviv Theological Academy, namely a summer English-language school in the Carpathians. One year I was even its director. Our teachers were native speakers. One of them, Teresa Andersen, invited me to visit her family at Fort Collins, Colorado.

Being there, we took her car and went to look at the Grand Canyon.

We were returning on Friday night (famous American Friday night), and the plane home was scheduled for tomorrow. And suddenly on the road we see a sign that due to the heavy snow, only cars with a certain type of tires or with chains can pass. We went to look for chains and even bought them. It was already getting dark; we were desperately trying to fit those chains to the tires, but hope was vanishing with every single minute…

The sheriff is coming up. We explain to him what is happening. He calls someone and then informs us that in two hours the road will be closed for traffic, and we will not have enough time to pass through…

Here is the dialogue I still remember:

- Let me have a look at your tires. Are there letters M + S (mud and snow) on them?

- YES!

- Oh, these are good wheels! You do have the right wheels and now you have enough time to make it!

We quickly removed the chains and moved along. On the way, Teresa burst into tears: “How important it is for someone to tell you at the right moment: You do have the right wheels!”

We don't have a sheriff, we have God Himself, who comes up to us, confused among our daily problems and challenges, and says, "You do have the right wheels! You will go through this!”

We remind you that the Head of the UGCC has the following official channels on social networks: His Beatitude Sviatoslav on Facebook and @ head.ugcc on Instagram.

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