Okay. Is anyone tired yet of how I keep recommending being mindful of language and how we can enrich our speech spiritually? Maybe you guys all do this naturally, but I feel like where I live I am always surprised when God is mentioned or even people acknowledge the possible existence of a higher power so this is the kind of stuff I think about a lot. I am blessed, in my…
I don’t know about you all, but I can so easily fall out of the rigor and enthusiasm of Great Lent and into the “business” of the everyday grind. In our home we continue the Paschal spirit, singing “Christ is Risen” before each meal, keeping our Paschal icon out and even continuing the prayer of St Ephraim for a while, but the daily anticipation and prayers and reflections have slipped away. As…