Tag: truth
Wisdom…
Wisdom…
What do I need? There is nothing on earth that I need, except that which is most essential. What do I need, what is most essential? I need the Lord, I need His grace, His kingdom within me. On earth, which is the place of my wanderings, my temporary being, there is nothing that is … Continue reading Wisdom…
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…
Voices of Wisdom…
Wise Words…
The person who listens to Christ fills himself with light; and if he imitates Christ, he reclaims himself. St. Thalassios the Libyan, early 7th century
A Good Thought…
How blessed and wonderful, beloved, are the gifts of God! Life in immortality, splendor in righteousness, truth in boldness, faith in confidence, continence in holiness: and all these things are submitted to our understanding. What, then, are the things which are being prepared for those who wait for Him? The Creator and Father of … Continue reading A Good Thought…
More Insights…
When controversies are ignited and flare up in the Church, which happens and has happened often, alas, we inevitably hear appeals from Church circles to cease these controversies in the name of peace and love. Now, this would be cause for great joy, if only in these appeals there were no unmistakably different overtones: “Your … Continue reading More Insights…