Amidst the racket and ridicule of people my prayer rises toward You, O my King and my Kingdom. Prayer is incense, that ceaselessly censes my soul and raises it toward You, and draws You toward her. Stoop down, my King, so that I may whisper to You my most precious secret, my most secret prayer, … Continue reading Prayers by the Lake…
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Third Prayer by the Lake…
Are there days gone by, O man, to which you would wish to return? They all attracted you like silk, and now remain behind you like a cobweb. Like honey they greeted you, like stench you bade them farewell. All were totally filled with illusion. See how all the pools of water in the moonlight … Continue reading Third Prayer by the Lake…
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Some Helpful Information…
on St. Nicholas. The truth is better than the fable.
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Prayers by the Lake…
You pour Your holy oil into the stars, O Holy Spirit, and out of senseless conflagrations You make vigil lamps before the Glory of Heaven. Pour Yourself into my soul also, and out of a passionate conflagration make a vigil lamp before the heavens. You stroll through fields of flowers without being heard, and You … Continue reading Prayers by the Lake…
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A Modest Proposal…
Who says Lutherans don't have wit? Temple Prostitution: A Modest Proposal Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 5:38 AM Rev. Paul T. McCain Last summer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to accept actively homosexual persons as members of their clergy and to condone gays and lesbians living in “lifelong, monogamous same-gender relationships.” This has caused … Continue reading A Modest Proposal…
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Wise Thoughts…
From St. John of Kronstadt... "When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God the Trinity looks upon you with eyes brighter than the sun; also all the angels, your own Guardian Angel, and all the Saints of God. … Continue reading Wise Thoughts…
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I Prefer…
the sounds of birds to TV, the sounds of cars passing by in the night as well. Distant trains, moving water, woodpeckers rapping, and the sound of nothing in particular is just fine. Singing in the kitchen, the hum of a basement furnace, wind in the trees, anything not plugged in to something. It's all … Continue reading I Prefer…
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It's Been Grey and Raining…
here in Minnesota the past week. The clouds have prevailed this week and there's even a bit of fog floating down the street in front of my house. Around here whenever it rains or snows, even when its a deluge, we always seem to say "We could use the moisture." Part of it, I think, … Continue reading It's Been Grey and Raining…
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Your Spring…
has come early this year. The air is warm. The earth gives up its cold. Ice becomes fresh water. Trees and people wake from their winter slumber. So it is with me. I am waiting for Your spring. Tired and frosted, my face turns towards Your sun. Out from snowy darkness and bathed in light. … Continue reading Your Spring…
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Being Orthodox…
is like living in another world, not a particular ethnic world but rather a world that intersects with what we commonly understand as the "world" and yet at its core is very different and directed towards wholly different ends. I'm not sure that a person could understand Orthodoxy in its best sense and not be … Continue reading Being Orthodox…
The Beautiful Path 