In the story of the boy suffering from epilepsy (Mark 9:17-31), it always strikes me that Jesus, the Omniscient, asked his father to tell him about the history of his son's illness. “How long has this been happening to him?”. Why this question? We have all experienced that if someone in the house gets sick, ...
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God's Generosity
When it is revealed to you that God is glorified in your weakness, do not ask Him for anything else. Be quiet. Be confident. You are overwhelmed by the generosity of His gifts.
Read moreC.S. Lewis Said
C.S. Lewis said, “God has an eternity to spend with each person alone”. When I became acquainted with this saying, I kept it in a safe place, like all precious gems that resemble it. I cannot count for you the number of times I have come back to it and enjoyed reading it. Personal love, ...
Read moreSami Madi
Sami Madi returned to his "Father's house". Only eloquent faces know that life, in its details, is not right unless it is contented with God as its foundation. When I met him thirty-four years ago, he said to me: “Our church is small. There is an idea among us to build a new church that ...
Read moreThe Spirit of Our Renewal
Justifying sins is of no help to us in anything, it rather keeps our sins reigning over us. Do you really like to renew yourselves? Always keep in mind that justification cannot be a path to what you love. The path is delineated in Paul's word: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not ...
Read moreThe Communion of Joy
Yesterday, after the liturgy of the feast of the Dormition of our Lady the Theotokos, I accompanied my friend Father Nehme Saliba to visit Metropolitan George Khodr. When we arrived, we saw him sitting in the hall of his home, that is ever open to the light and always welcoming. The years, eloquent in their ...
Read moreInsistence on Friendship
I have a friend together with whom I used to live in the same area before he returned to his country. Faces consist of renewed kinship. Following his return, I have heard nothing at all from him. I am not blaming him. I am telling what has happened. The man was a craftsman, bold in ...
Read moreMary
Mary! Beauty was spoken about until you came, then it was revealed. Whatever words were produced by people’s thoughts about you, those same words express their failure in describing your eternal youth. The renewing tale is an uprising against the weakness of thoughts, against the senescence of language and the powerlessness of history, it is ...
Read moreThe Free Man
Do not believe that there is someone like the free man who is able to live under the judgment of God and in His service.
Read moreThe Centurion
Today, I would like to appreciate, in my own way, Matthew the Apostle’s formulation of the event of the healing of the centurion’s servant (8:5-13). I am talking about the literarily detailed meaning. Three things demonstrate Matthew's determination to show that this leader resembles Jesus. 1- Breaking the distance that prevents him from reaching Jesus, ...
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