Reality and the Hoped for

The book "Lights on Orthodox Reality and the Hoped for", published by "An-Nour Orthodox Cooperative", is, literally, the person who composed it, brother Raymond Rizk. I do not insist on this definition to confine the brother author to a book he published in 242 pages, but to say that, despite the weight of his years, which I wish for him to be long, he remains young among us in his insistence that we always remember that we are the Church of talents, the Church of brothers, the Church of witnessing love, the Church of service, the Church ruled only by Christ and His little brethren, the Church that emerges from its initial visions. I prolonged the definition. When I decided to write these lines, I only intended to suggest to the brethren priests everywhere to encourage the faithful in their parishes to acquire this book, or to distribute it to them as a gift during Lent, in order to read it and benefit from its faithful lines, individually and collectively. We are all responsible for contributing to making hope a reality, here and now.