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I am not blind. I see a painful gap between what we know and how we live, a faith lived in parallel lines that never meet. This is not a judgment, but a sorrowful question. How do we embody the humility of Christ, remembering we are “unprofitable servants” in a world that needs Him?
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In a world crying out from sickness and isolation, we ask: where is God? This reflection finds Him not as a distant observer, but as an intimate presence who shares our suffering. He is at once the sick and the visitor, transforming our collective pain into an unceasing Divine Liturgy of love.
Read moreWhen you see a young person acting like an elder in a certain situation, do not be quick to conclude that the young person is simply an echo of the elder. If you know both individuals or are aware of their close relationship, consider that the elder might be reflecting the young person as well. ...
Read moreLove 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 moreI 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 ...
Read moreYou might not notice that the rain is falling upon you from above before it falls from your own hand onto the barren lands you walk past each day. Everything changes within you when you truly realize that heaven is above you, and that it is benevolent first towards you and towards others, those of ...
Read moreIt has become an annual tradition for me to read, on days like these, Father Alexander Schmemann's book "The Great Lent". The book is of paramount importance, whether in terms of knowledge, as it pertains to the "Triodion period," or the author's ability to delve into our depths, in order to provide us with the ...
Read moreHe who makes you feel suffocated by his concern for you, do not convince yourself that he loves you. The care of a loving person is quite different; you can truly discern him from the spaces of freedom he shares with you.
Read moreThose who strive to perfect themselves in the life of righteousness will not lack someone to teach them that the mightiest weapon a warrior can wield against deadly temptations is to flee from them.
Read moreThose who criticize doing good deeds out of habit have not yet been granted to understand that full commitment is inherent in nature.
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