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Vakhtang Makarashvili

I was born in Telavi, East Georgia. After graduating from School I moved to Tbilisi where I studied at Physics at the Tbilisi State University. It was the time when I became close to Peace Cathedral.

After graduating from the University I moved to the States to obtain my Doctorโ€™s Degree. And I have lived here for more than 7 years with my family: my wife Nino and two children โ€“ Tamar and Vajha.

I want to greet Peace Cathedral wholeheartedly. This is the Church that keeps the door open for everybody despite his or her ethnic, religious or social backgrounds. The main concern of the church is to give everybody love and care.  This is the church where empathy and advocating for the vulnerable is never on the second place. This is the place, where people find peace.

Peace Cathedral became a second home for me when I was a student in Tbilisi and the time I spend with them will always stay with me. I made friends and I have learnt to see the world from the different perspective.

For the last 20 years the church has undergone through important transformation process and became more open, more modern and socially active. I was part of some of these difficult and painful reforms and that was a unique experience for me.

I want to distinguish the vision and tireless work of the leader of the church  Bishop Malkhaz Songulashvili. I am proud to say that he is my friend and my mentor. I had pleasure to visit Georgia and together with my wife we attended the Christmas Service at the Peace Cathedral. This was unforgettable Christmas Night with beautiful liturgy, Christmas play and Christmas festival.

I pray God to give Peace Cathedral strength to continue the work they have been doing until today, to stay innovative all the time and be adequate to the modern challenges. I wish this place always to be the place where everyone can find inner peace, peace with God and peace with the universe.

The most important experience of my life is that very often the biggest changes happen thanks to very little acts. Sometimes little is much. I think this kind of relativism occupies an important place in Christian thinking – where the last is the first and when two lepta is more than billions.

แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ” แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒ™แƒแƒšแƒ แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ” แƒ—แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ•แƒจแƒ˜. แƒกแƒขแƒฃแƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ•แƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ” แƒ—แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒจแƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒ•แƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒ›แƒฌแƒ˜แƒคแƒ แƒฃแƒœแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ”แƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒขแƒ”แƒขแƒจแƒ˜ แƒคแƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜แƒ™แƒ˜แƒก แƒคแƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒšแƒขแƒ”แƒขแƒ–แƒ”. แƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ“ แƒแƒ› แƒžแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒ“แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒฃแƒแƒฎแƒšแƒแƒ•แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒ—แƒ”แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒšแƒก. แƒฃแƒœแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ”แƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒขแƒ”แƒขแƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ’, แƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒแƒ’แƒ แƒซแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ›แƒ’แƒ–แƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ” แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒจแƒ˜. แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒฅแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ แƒขแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒชแƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ’, แƒ‘แƒแƒšแƒ 7 แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ›แƒฃแƒจแƒแƒแƒ‘ แƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ แƒ’แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ”แƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒ˜แƒก แƒ”แƒ แƒ—-แƒ”แƒ แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒชแƒœแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ-แƒ™แƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ— แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒจแƒ˜. แƒ›แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒก แƒ›แƒ”แƒฃแƒฆแƒšแƒ” แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ – แƒ—แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ•แƒแƒŸแƒ.

แƒ’แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜แƒ—แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ“ แƒ•แƒฃแƒšแƒแƒชแƒแƒ• แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒ—แƒ”แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒšแƒก 150 แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒก. แƒ”แƒก แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ”แƒ™แƒšแƒ”แƒกแƒ˜แƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒช แƒฆแƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก, แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒฃแƒ แƒฉแƒ”แƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ”แƒ—แƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜, แƒ แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ’แƒ˜แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ—แƒฃ แƒกแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ. แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒ–แƒ แƒฃแƒœแƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ˜แƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒแƒœแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒแƒชแƒ”แƒ›แƒ แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ—. แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒ”แƒ›แƒžแƒแƒ—แƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒแƒฉแƒแƒ’แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒกแƒแƒ แƒฉแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒแƒ แƒแƒกแƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒก แƒ˜แƒฌแƒ”แƒ•แƒก แƒฃแƒ™แƒแƒœแƒ แƒžแƒšแƒแƒœแƒ–แƒ”. แƒ”แƒก แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒฃแƒซแƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ” แƒ˜แƒžแƒแƒ•แƒแƒก.

แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒ—แƒ”แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ”แƒแƒ แƒ” แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ˜แƒฅแƒชแƒ แƒกแƒขแƒฃแƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒฃแƒจแƒšแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ™แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒขแƒแƒ•แƒ. แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒฃแƒ›แƒ”แƒ’แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ  แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒฎแƒ•แƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ—, แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒกแƒฎแƒ•แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒžแƒ”แƒ แƒกแƒžแƒ”แƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ— แƒจแƒ”แƒ•แƒฎแƒ”แƒ“แƒ” แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ  แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒก.

แƒ‘แƒแƒšแƒ แƒแƒชแƒ˜ แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒœแƒซแƒ˜แƒšแƒ–แƒ” แƒ”แƒ™แƒšแƒ”แƒกแƒ˜แƒแƒ› แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒชแƒแƒ“แƒ แƒซแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒœ แƒ›แƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒขแƒ แƒแƒœแƒกแƒคแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒฎแƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒฃแƒคแƒ แƒ แƒฆแƒ˜แƒ, แƒ—แƒแƒœแƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒ•แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ” แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒแƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜. แƒแƒ› แƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒฎแƒจแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒ›แƒขแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ แƒ”แƒคแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒœแƒแƒฌแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒก แƒ—แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒฌแƒ˜แƒœ แƒฎแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ”แƒช แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒงแƒ.

แƒ›แƒ˜แƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒงแƒ แƒ”แƒ™แƒšแƒ”แƒกแƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒ›แƒซแƒฆแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒก, แƒ”แƒžแƒ˜แƒกแƒ™แƒแƒžแƒแƒก แƒ›แƒแƒšแƒฎแƒแƒ– แƒกแƒแƒœแƒฆแƒฃแƒšแƒแƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก, แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฎแƒ”แƒ“แƒ•แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒแƒฃแƒฆแƒแƒšแƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒจแƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒจแƒ˜. แƒ›แƒ”แƒแƒ›แƒแƒงแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒ›แƒแƒšแƒฎแƒแƒ–แƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ”แƒ’แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜. แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒฃแƒš แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒก แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ“แƒœแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ›แƒฅแƒแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒฃแƒฆแƒšแƒ”แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ“ แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒกแƒฌแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ—แƒ˜แƒกแƒ›แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒ—แƒ”แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒšแƒจแƒ˜. แƒ”แƒก แƒ˜แƒงแƒ แƒœแƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ“แƒแƒฃแƒ•แƒ˜แƒฌแƒงแƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฆแƒแƒ›แƒ” แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒšแƒ˜แƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒ’แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒ—, แƒกแƒžแƒ”แƒฅแƒขแƒแƒ™แƒšแƒ˜แƒ— แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒแƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒคแƒ”แƒกแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ—.

แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒ—แƒ”แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒšแƒก แƒ•แƒฃแƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒจแƒ˜แƒช, แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ” แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ แƒช แƒแƒฅแƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ”, แƒ›แƒฃแƒ“แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ•แƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒแƒฎแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒ”แƒญแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒก แƒ—แƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ  แƒฉแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒฉแƒ”แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒก. แƒ•แƒฃแƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ˜แƒงแƒแƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒžแƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ˜แƒ›แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒก แƒกแƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒ—แƒแƒ  แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ—แƒแƒœ, แƒฆแƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒงแƒแƒ แƒแƒกแƒ—แƒแƒœ.

แƒ›แƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ: แƒแƒšแƒ‘แƒแƒ— แƒ”แƒ แƒ—-แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ˜ แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒกแƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ/แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒฎแƒจแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒชแƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒžแƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ, แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ˜ แƒจแƒ”แƒฎแƒ”แƒ“แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ— แƒฃแƒ›แƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒ›แƒ”แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒฎแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒซแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜. แƒ–แƒแƒ’แƒฏแƒ”แƒ  แƒชแƒแƒขแƒ แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜แƒ. แƒฅแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒช แƒชแƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒ แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒฃแƒญแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒก แƒแƒ› แƒ แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ–แƒ›แƒก. แƒ–แƒแƒ’แƒฏแƒ”แƒ  แƒฃแƒ™แƒแƒœแƒแƒกแƒ™แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ. แƒ–แƒแƒ’แƒฏแƒ”แƒ  แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒšแƒ”แƒžแƒขแƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ–แƒ” แƒ›แƒ”แƒขแƒ˜แƒ.

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