“What does Christ ask of us? First of all, anything he asks isn’t for himself. It’s always for our own good. He asks us to set aside time for prayer, for church attendance, for our spiritual growth through the sacrament of repentance and confession, to devote some of the time we spend on rest and recreation to caring for and ministering to other people. He asks us to open our wallets and give of what little we have to wherever it’s needed. And finally, he asks that we give him what’s most precious to us, our heart, so that he can cleanse it and sanctify it. So that our body may become a temple of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
(Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian, September Homily)