Out of the Depths | I Feel Ashamed-I Need Forgiveness
Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” Matthew 18:21-22 But the steadfast love of the Lord
Great Lent: Where are we going?
Going Which Way? Great Lent begins and with it begins a time of reorientation of ourselves. The Church tells us, take a portion of our year, and rededicate it to God. One of the Fathers of the Church, St. Dorotheos of Gaza, calls it a tithe of time The forty
Clean Monday | Out of the Depths I Cry to You, O Lord: Reflections on Hope and Redemption
Out of the depths I cry to Thee, O Lord. Psalm 130:1 In the Gospel of John, Chapter Four, we read the story of the encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. Jesus is weary from His journey and He sits beside a well where He encounters the woman. He asks her
Fourth Sunday of Triodion—Forgiveness Sunday | Forgiveness, Fasting and Fortunes
Jesus said “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. “And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their
It’s “Go Time”
Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of
Painless, Blameless, Peaceful | Postscript
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims His handiwork. Psalm 19:1 What will heaven be like? If only we had the answer to this question. It would give us motivation to stay on track in our Christian life, knowing what the reward will be. It would give us