Orthodox Quote for January 1
“…we encounter a very different, encouraging and hopeful interpretation of such disastrous events. At the same time the Church prays for deliverance from fire and disasters and evils of all kinds, She recognizes within them God’s call to us to return to Him, evidence of His refusal to abandon us even as our society turns away from Him and abandons Him.”
(Abbess Victoria of St. Barbara Monastery on the recent devastating fires)