He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” John 9:11 “You’re going to have a hard time being Orthodox and being a liberal” he told me, and I did not disagree. I knew that he was right. I had just witnessed some political observations on Facebook, whereā¦
Great Lent is breathing down my neck. It flashes on my calendar each morning, bold and ready, announcing the start of the new season, this vital bit of what it means to be a follower of Christ. Without Pascha what reason do we have to engage in this constant struggle? Great Lent offers a Ā keen reminder of this. I welcome it even as I shrink away from the calendar each morning asā¦
“Someone who has tasted the truth is not contentious for truth. Someone who is considered among men to be zealous for truth has not yet learned what truth is really like: once he has learns it he will cease from zealousness on its behalf.” St. Isaak of Syria I have this vision of myself and Ā I am calm, untroubled, slow to anger and quick to offer love and compassion. I have thisā¦
Beloved, we love God because he first loved us. If anyone says, āI love God,ā but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. This is the commandment we have from him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. -1 Jn 4:19 Miles says he hates his brother but I know this isn’tā¦