Daily Devotional for July 12 – 18
Sunday Romans 8:18 … I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest...
Orthodox Quote for July 11
“Go to church in a different spirit, not with pushing and shoving, but with pleasure and joy. For this to happen, you must pay attention and take pleasure and...
Orthodox Quote for July 10
“…when people who’ve received the seeds of good aren’t vigilant, they’re susceptible to the opposite seeds from the enemy of our life and these give rise to the weed...
Orthodox Quote for July 9
“Christ calls to follow. For us to follow he must be ahead. All we need to do is to put our feet in his footsteps as he lights the...
Thoughts on Death…
“Death is the mysterious center of our existence. Whether our awareness is focused upon it or not, we are all hurling towards the inevitable end of our mortal frame. What...
Orthodox Quote for July 8
“We have not known them as such in history. They did not show up, being humble persons…The saint only knows that he is a sinner. He who considers himself...
Orthodox Quote for July 7
“Our whole life is an ascent to God. We are drawn to the glimmer of the Heavenly glory on earth and we strive for the perfection of the Most...
Orthodox Quote for July 6
“Prayer is a great blessing if practiced in the right inner state and if we teach ourselves to give thanks to God both when we receive what we ask...
Orthodox Quote for July 5
“In the Monastery of the Flavians in Asia Minor, the Turks had captured a man and slaughtered him. Then they told his wife, ‘Either deny Christ or we will...
Fr. Philip LeMasters on Cultivating Faith…
Our faith and trust must be in the God with Whom “we have peace… through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Because He has entered fully into death itself, risen from...