Some people have allowed themselves to answer, with excessive negativity, Jesus' question at the end of the parable of "The Widow and the Judge": "When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" (Luke 18:8). They have said emphatically, "No, He will not"! I do not know where from these negative people ...
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Spiritual Growth
God’s Image
Those lacking love in the places where they live (their homes, churches, etc.) are not justified in seeking it elsewhere. Rather, they, themselves, should instill what they claim to miss into their own environments. This is what the world lacks: for us to believe that we are the image of God, Who is all love ...
Read moreBountiful Giving
The life of the Church is filled with stories all of which indicate that God is here, guiding us to His will with unwavering steps. During the journey of building "Al-Kiama Church" in our parish, there are many stories which all affirm that the builder is God. You can guess the type of these stories—stories ...
Read moreTrue Healing
I went through a bout of illness the evolvement of which prompted me to ask my doctor about what was happening to me in detail on a daily basis. He once asked me: “Why do you involve yourself in these details?”. I replied: "Without knowledge, there is no true healing"! I am referring to general ...
Read moreFasting and Orality
I was directed by a gathering of regeneration young people to reread the book by Brother Costi Bendaly, "Fasting and Orality: The Psychological, Spiritual, and Pastoral Aspects of Orthodox Fasting," published by the "An-Nour Orthodox Cooperative" in 2020. Those among you who have perused works by Brother Costi are not in need of anyone to ...
Read moreThe Benevolence of Heaven
You 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 moreThe Song of Tears
I will not be contradicting my conviction that knowledge is not bound to a particular season if I call upon you and myself to devote more time to reading during Lent. All of life is for us to grow in our awareness that God is the Truth. Just as we have eliminated certain foods from ...
Read moreThe Word of God
If obedience to the Word bestows a new life upon us, then every exhortation to read it becomes new. This allows me to tell you today also that we, in our Church, did not arrange the fasts to remain without food. During the fast, the Christian finds his sustenance in the Word that proceeds from ...
Read morePeople's Salvation
He said to me: "Madness, if we remain silent about it, deems itself sane". I agreed with him on that statement. However, I told him, "When you break your silence, make sure to utter words that the insane can comprehend"! We have an obligation to demonstrate to people, whether through our silence or our speech, ...
Read moreThe Loving Person
He 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.
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