This morning I visited the lake. Ducks, which I had failed to mention in the two previous visits, passed in front of me, swimming in the water. This scene reminded me of what Jesus had said about the birds whom “your heavenly Father feeds” (Matthew 6:26). At home, I wanted to learn about ducks that ...
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Two Lakes
Today, I went out to walk alone. I have become familiar with the roads that are close to the house, back and forth. I do not use the well-known application that helps people navigate the world. I use my eyes to memorize the landmarks or for the sake of enjoyment, or I take a few ...
Read moreThe Knowledge of Words
I know the words. When they resist me, I wait for them. I am not greedy. All I expect from them is a few new lines. Today, the words have left me waiting for a long time. They were refusing to line up next to their friends. Clear lines are an assemblage of adjacent words ...
Read moreThe Rule of Mercy
He who loves does not only offer to others what good they deserve, but rather what he perceives as being needed by them too. Be just. However, know that love cannot be expressed by the logic of justice, but by the logic of Jesus Who is all full of mercy; totally, entirely. Do you want ...
Read moreGive Me Your Heart
Do you expect God to believe that we really love Him? He will believe if He sees us love without any discrimination. This is what He meant when He said: “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways” (Proverbs 23:26). When God occupies our hearts and our eyes, that is, ...
Read moreThe Living Homily
The Saints’ setting off for the path of commitment is a Word for obedience, and their ending is a Word that narrates fluently and freely, without anyone’s permission, the glorious deeds of the Holy Spirit working in them. This is what was evoked in me through my reading of the awaited book: “Metropolitan Boulos Bendaly, ...
Read moreOpenness of the Great Ones
God does not always come to you from people of your own color. God is not monochromous. Calm down your qualms. Open up a little more. This turns your life into a garden like paradise. The great ones, who preceded you, lived their life always awaiting God from everywhere. You will not be orthodox if ...
Read moreHopko’s Maxims
I pulled out of my wife’s papers a note, translated by a friend of ours, entitled “55 Maxims of the Christian Life”. The maxims, which can be found on Google in their original language, were put together by Fr. Thomas Hopko in obedience to brethren who had asked him to write, briefly, what reveals that ...
Read moreThe God of the Moment
Do not separate yourself from God at any moment. When you come across things that worry you, tire you, make you sad, or make you happy, summon Him immediately. Turn the chance encounter into an event. Let Him allow you to discover that He is with you. Transform the moment you are in into a ...
Read moreAdvice
You will not be a complete human being without the people you love as well as those who annoy or irritate you… do you have room for advice? Lighten up on reminding yourself of faults that you have seen in those you do not like. Do not rush into quarrelling. Train yourself up on finding ...
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