In our Church, this Sunday is called “the Sunday of the Paralytic” (John 5:1-15). This, we always receive it with joy because of its great consolations to us as individuals and as communities. It meant a lot to me that Lebanon’s election of its new Parliament occurs on the Sunday of this year. Lebanon resembles ...
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“The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved”
Does this phrase, which was unique to John in his Gospel, mean that Jesus preferred a disciple over the others? You do know that the Apostle John, whom many scholars agree that he concealed himself behind this phrase, uses it, in his Gospel, five times: at the Last Supper (13:23), before the Cross (19:26), when ...
Read moreThe Paschal Greeting
What does a man, who has not entered the Church once after his baptism, mean when he tells you with remarkable enthusiasm: “Christ is risen!”? Christ is indeed risen. However, is the issue of His resurrection verbal, that is, formal? You do understand. Christians, when they greet one another with the tidings of Pascha, are ...
Read moreJesus the Servant
O Jesus, You called Yourself the Servant. You told Your disciples that, among them, You are the Servant . You wanted to set Yourself as an example for them and for us. You are really amazing! In everything, both heaven and earth see You being broken before Man, any Man, for the salvation of the ...
Read moreBefore the World
In the New Testament, we are drawn to the fact that, the more famous Jesus became throughout the earth, the more He rose to His Cross. I will give you an example. After Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem, Greek people came to His disciples, and asked to see Him (John 12:20-22). This is an ...
Read moreLazarus, come forth!
O Master, I am here, in the darkness of my grave, awaiting a forthcoming day. What is going on outside? I am hearing a voice I know. Is this Your voice calling me to come out? Is it already time for the common Resurrection?! In Bethany, our village, many of my peers were gloating over ...
Read moreA Renewal Project
Every project in which we ask for the renewal of anything, ourselves, our homes, our churches or our homelands... if we do not build it up on God, is a blank piece of paper, mere talking, gossip, noise, illusion, a joke that children make fun of!
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