the sky is brightening, but spring is close and the ground remains covered in several feet of white. Here in Minnesota they can say all they want about the seasons but winter is over when it decides to be over and not a moment earlier. Sometimes there's nothing to do but wait. It can be … Continue reading The Snow has Fallen…
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Reason #2579 Why I'm Orthodox…
How glorious art Thou in the springtime, when every creature awakes to new life and joyfully sings Thy praises with a thousand tongues. Thou art the Source of Life, the Destroyer of Death. By the light of the moon, nightingales sing, and the valleys and hills lie like wedding garments, white as snow. All the … Continue reading Reason #2579 Why I'm Orthodox…
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There is a Warm Wind…
blowing across the city tonight. Windows are rolled down. Curtains float in the air. Furnaces are silent. The grass is brown but not for long. The trees are bare but budding. People are stirring from their slumber. Its late in winter but there is a warm wind blowing over the city. The world seems to … Continue reading There is a Warm Wind…
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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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