I hold fast to a story that does not leave us in the Lenten prayers, namely, the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). There are three signs of divine love that are manifest in the father’s stances in the story. The first sign is that, when the younger son asked for “the portion of ...
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Prodigal Son
We are Still on the Way
The question of Saint John Climacus: “Why in the case of every other sin do we usually say that people have slipped, and simply that; but when we hear that someone has committed fornication, we say sorrowfully: So and so has fallen?” (15:44), confirms my conviction that the entire Great Lent is a call to ...
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For those who seek God's will, God's will is explicit. God wants to take us in His arms, and seal two kisses of fire on our cheeks that will burn every rebellion and every folly in us. When will the prodigal son in us awaken to God's will?
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