I laid eyes, by chance, on this Arabic aphorism: “he who obeys your staff, has disobeyed you”. I thought it would be beneficial to transfer it to my lines, to preserve it and to extend the benefit. The picture is clear. The saying is criticizing, with obvious severity, bringing people, by force, to obedience. It ...
Read moreAuthor: Father Elia Mitri
The Servant’s Conviction
If my conviction that I am nobody is not accomplished, then whatever responsibility I bear in the church is due to coincidence that brought me to it! God chooses for His service only the base things of the world and the things which are despised (1 Corinthians 1:28).
Read moreThe Offer of Travel
I had a great friendship with my eldest grandson before they left three years ago. Travel did not ruin our friendship. However, it made the boy put a distance between himself and me, which, to this day, I have not been able to decipher. I thought of two things, that he considered me responsible for ...
Read moreThe Gift of Travel
A great friendship used to unite me with my eldest grandson before they left three years ago. Travel did not ruin our friendship. However, it made the boy set a distance between himself and me, which, to this day, I have not been able to decipher. I thought of two things, that he considered me ...
Read moreThe Connection of Life
A friend of mine told me that he had read a statistical study about the countries to which some of their emigrants return. He said that Lebanon is one of them. There are Lebanese people who do not leave their country until the end. When I heard him, I did not ask him for any ...
Read moreThe Word is Not for Mockery
One of the major difficulties that are befalling us, in our Church and elsewhere, is that the leader in the congregation, whether a bishop or a priest, is mere flesh. What does a good heart benefit us? The leader who is of the flesh leads you to himself through his offensive condescending arrogance towards everyone, ...
Read moreThe End of Calvary
During my journey, I was following you with joy and gratitude. I have read your comments and your prayers for me and my household. I had mentioned to you that, when I get settled, I will answer you. However, there, I decided to give myself, as much as I could, to the household and the ...
Read moreTo Metropolitan Saba Esper
It is a word of thanks that I send to you first, to Sayyedna Alexander, and to the brethren priests for accepting me among you as one of you in your beautiful Church. I have spent fifty days there, during which I felt at home, as you had told me in your familiar voice. I ...
Read moreA Call In Prayer
During the congregational prayer, I found myself standing behind him. I was there before he arrived. Everyone in the church had taken their places. The priest who celebrates the service was inside the altar; the chanters were in their place; the faithful were distributed, each on a seat. The new words were arising from here ...
Read moreTo Fady and Andrea
For every two lovers, this great day is the anticipated day. This is our belief that God, ever since He created Adam and Eve, had decreed that He is the One Who creates the life of every Adam and Eve, the man from the dust, and the woman, for the perpetuation of the wedding (John ...
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