We have no share in getting over the hardships of this life unless we learn to be patient. Only he who is patient knows that, for the God Who is present with us, in all circumstances, it is impossible to forget us in our hardships.
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To Fr. Nehme Saliba
What does it mean for a priest to progress in knowledge? Firstly, it means that he believes that the Word, which is ever seeking to be incarnated in the world, draws out as well, from “the flesh of the world”, what words God has sown that help understand it. This is well-known to the one ...
Read moreThe Secret of Kinship
She was raised far away. A young girl, fully grown in her youthfulness, had no place for God in her heart. Then, on a favorable day, one of her friends invited her to participate in the “Great Evening Compline”. For those who do not know it, this prayer consists mainly of readings, psalms and others. ...
Read moreThe Power of the Word
It is the power of the Word that is ever calling us to obey its Truth. Yesterday, I was reading a book that I had hosted next to me two days ago. I was struck by the Apostle’s word: “His commandments are not burdensome” (1 John 5:3). Suddenly, I was beset by a feeling, a ...
Read moreA Corrigible Mistake
In recent days, the number of electronic news sites in Lebanon has increased. Sometimes, you do not know if the administrators of these sites are really journalists, political aspirants, employees in the financial sector, clairvoyants, or geologists... You see them, most of them, insisting on philosophizing, being gloomy and staying in a darkened room with ...
Read moreThe Fourth Psalm
The fourth psalm reveals that, for the worshiper, sleep is a gift, a gift from God and evidence of His peaceful presence with Him. Man is tired and distressed. When he seeks God’s face, God welcomes him. This summons the universe. Love consists of openness. The secret of prayer is that it is about seeking ...
Read moreChurch and Poverty
Before we entered this fast, my friend Ibrahim Rizk handed me Dr. Rupen Das' book, “The Church and Poverty”. Eloquent faces want you better. I liked many things about the book, of which I am mentioning two: 1- the human dimension of reading the Word. This is due to the condescension of the Word which ...
Read moreJudgement of the Heart
Flee from justifying the sin. Flee from throwing accusations at heaven and earth. Are you seeking integrity, truly? Accuse yourselves, from the bottom of your heart. Man is not healed from the affliction of sins before the guilty is handed over to be judged (Matthew 15:19)!
Read moreTo the Brethren Abroad
At the beginning of this Great Lent, I am addressing, first, the brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO). I allow myself to address you, empowered by your love. You have all learned that the poor, of whichever religion or sect… is the face of a god. Today, you see him in your new places. ...
Read moreAn Oasis of Peace
We have come to consider any commotion that reaches us as being an earthquake. We are people who are scattered in an expanse in which we have learned nothing like we learned to see the roads, of whatever kind, blocked before us. Most of us see life as fleeing forward. Life has brilliantly marked down ...
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