Archpriest Mikhail Ovchinnikov survived a terrible car accident in 1999. Having injuries, as the doctors said, incompatible with life, he suffered a series of clinical deaths and by a real miracle (without exaggeration!) was revived to an active life. The book “Between Life and Death”, reprinted several times, is the personal testimony of a priest from the threshold of eternity. In the new book “The Crown of Thorns of Disease”, Father Michael honestly and without fear, with faith and hope for the mercy of God, tells about personal experience of overcoming a deadly disease - cancer.This narrative goes far beyond the scope of an autobiographical work, and although it contains reflections on the causes of oncological diseases and their treatment, it least of all resembles a collection of folk tips. This is a unique spiritual literary work that will help a seriously ill person survive the shock, understand the will of God in every event that happens to him.The book invites you to think about ailments and the reasons for their appearance, about what these diseases can do help us where they lead us. She speaks of the healing power of suffering, which can transform the soul and the whole life of a person.Written with a sincere, warm heart, the book strengthens the will to transform the soul, encourages the reader to think about his actions, thoughts, and responsibility for his life . Archpriest Mikhail Ovchinnikov, to whom the secret of the other world was revealed, testifies to the boundless beauty of even the reflections of the Heavenly world, which the Lord vouchsafed him to touch. The author convinces with his whole life: it is necessary here and now, worthily bearing the crown of thorns of his illness, to approach the Kingdom of Heaven.