I read, with new amazement, “Jeremiah’s Complaint” which he had kept for his readers in his twentieth chapter. The prophets are men who belong to God. Flesh, their flesh, is a dwelling place for Him. They all have had words that open the present onto the time to come. Jeremiah's assignment was to deliver the ...
Read moreAuthor: Father Elia Mitri
The Desire of the World
Man comes from a mindset. Should you see him giving in to a parlance brimming with hatred towards the different other and with love for blood..., expect the forest to expand into the city and the village! Those who have known Lebanon before the war, which was falsely named the "Two-Year War", can bear witness ...
Read moreThe Will of God
The forty-day fast served to heighten awareness that “the will of God is our sanctification”. When the Church presented Jesus calling His disciples on the first Sunday of Lent, she revealed the inception of this saving will. On the second Sunday, she brought into view the second step that follows the disciples' call. Jesus was ...
Read moreThe Command of the Word
Those who abide by the Word need no one to tell them that its full acceptance implies that we always remain steadfast in two things: in seeking mercy and in patiently enduring those whom we see transgressing it. Those who are captivated by the Word and its righteousness do not get swept away by self-esteem ...
Read moreFasting and Orality
I was directed by a gathering of regeneration young people to reread the book by Brother Costi Bendaly, "Fasting and Orality: The Psychological, Spiritual, and Pastoral Aspects of Orthodox Fasting," published by the "An-Nour Orthodox Cooperative" in 2020. Those among you who have perused works by Brother Costi are not in need of anyone to ...
Read moreThe Communion of Heaven
I saw him, after the Great Compline, still seated in his place as if he were waiting for someone. I greeted a few brethren on my way to him. It seemed like he was waiting for me. He told me about a visit he had made to one of the monasteries. This is due to ...
Read moreLoving the Lord and the Brethren
Love is always due to the Lord first. I have read many pages showing that the genuineness of loving the Lord is revealed by loving the brethren, both near and far. However, those who have written them had learned from God that He is love. God, if we love Him first, makes the world an ...
Read moreInternational Law...
Let us speak objectively. We can understand what the United States’ National Security Council’s spokesperson, Ms. Adrienne Watson, meant when she deemed the seizure of the ship "a blatant violation of the international law..."! But, with all due respect to her, let her present to the people an explanation that would be convincing to herself, ...
Read morePope Francis
From his position, His Holiness Pope Francis overlooks the news of the world, both its joys and its sorrows... If we follow what he says in several contexts, two things become evident: that he is always praying for people, especially those afflicted by injustice and neglect, and then, his urgent call for the work of ...
Read moreThe Voice of Kindliness
I was struck by the words of our venerable Father John Climacus: “Lovers of God are moved to holy gaiety, to divine love and to tears both by worldly and by spiritual songs”. (15:61). I have read Climacus's book several times in my life; yet I had never noticed these words before. The Fathers’ words ...
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