{"id":4782,"date":"2018-05-05T08:29:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T12:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2018-05-03T08:31:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:31:34","slug":"orthodox-quote-for-may-5-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/?p=4782","title":{"rendered":"Orthodox Quote for May 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

“If our efforts are directed not only away from our passions, but toward Christ, then the sins which so easily entangle us will gradually lose their grip on us. We will no longer be their slaves, controlled by our desires, but will be healed and freed by the gentle and loving hands of Christ Himself. Yearning for Christ will burn up our passions and sins. Repentance and healing forgiveness occur first and foremost in sacramental contexts since the mystical nature of the sacraments always involves an encounter with Christ Himself.”
\n(Homily from ‘The Burning Bush’,\u00a0 Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery)<\/p>\n

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