Geneva was my first travel stop. At the Beirut airport, people were hugging and in tears; faces dazed and wet. I am not summing up those whom I have seen. There were also some with signs of seriousness on their faces, and some whose faces were ready to talk, while others’ were open to joy; ...
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Orthodox Christian life
Reading and Writing
Before I set out to visit my son in the country which I have repeatedly described as “faraway and cold”, I thought about the days that I will be spending there. The idea that pressed on me was to record my diary in it, day by day. However, I backed away from anything that would ...
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Tomorrow at dawn, my wife and I will leave Lebanon to spend, with my son and his family, at their house, in the “faraway country”, several weeks which were determined by some known factors as well as some other private ones. I suggested to my friends, the administrators of the page, that I stop writing ...
Read moreA Ministry Free of Anxiety
Today, I do not have in mind to talk about this insolent companion, namely: anxiety. What I have in mind is to pass on to you an advice given by one of the priests to the servants in the churches. It is a general call to a “ministry free of anxiety” that will benefit us ...
Read moreThe Secret of Freedom
It is extremely difficult to talk about the freedom of the human being in this contradictory world. I do not want to embarrass myself or embarrass you. You do know that, ecclesiastically, we believe that every human being is, by nature, free. God has created us free, in His own image. However, we all know ...
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Most of the people by whom Satan likes to be hosted, to sip his morning coffee with, to amuse himself with their news, and to encourage them to do everything that pleases him, are those who regard themselves as something in their own eyes!
Read moreTo Keep the Commandments
If we review the Ten Commandments, especially those related to the neighbor, we notice that, in them, God calls us to renounce vice; namely: lying, adultery, killing, stealing… This is what prevails on earth. However, by exposing these commandments, God is not seeking to break us by recalling our weighty sins, but rather He is ...
Read moreThe Widow’s Faith
These days, I am haunted by Jesus’ question: “when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). I knew that exegetes were divided over the meaning of what the Lord meant in His question. Some of them said that He meant that He would come again after apostasy ...
Read moreA Rare Friend
Befriend all people, if possible. However, never abandon a friend whose peace you have tested in times of anger. This is a rare friend.
Read moreDrugs
I was paying a visit. Our conversation led me to talk about the prevalence of drug use. A young man who was with us joined the discussion. He recounted that their school organized a trip on the occasion of their graduation. They were forty young men and women. On the way, the bus in which ...
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