It is not the years that rush by, not the years, but it is the love of the Word that grants the eye to work hard! Once, Metropolitan George Khodr said, in a fiery speech, to the brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO): “wear out your eyes and guts in reading the Word”! The ...
Read moreAuthor: Father Elia Mitri
Travel in Lebanon
There are people in Lebanon who choose to tour for days in its cities or villages in order to spend vacations that relieve them of the pressures of life. Lebanon is more beautiful than any travel! Yesterday, after the Liturgy, I had the opportunity to “travel” to areas that are open to the sea, to ...
Read moreWhere is Your Heart?
Many have written about the injustice of the shortage of medicines in Lebanon. For a sick person to writhe with his being deprived of his medication in any part of the earth, this is not news of a civilized world. There is no place for civilization in Lebanon! A few days ago, a media outlet ...
Read moreGod’s Victory
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, ...
Read moreGod'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 ...
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