Welcome to The Daily Prayer Team messages, each day includes a passage of scripture, a reflection and a prayer. Sponsored by Saint John Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, FL. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a Read more…
Theodore Rokas On January 1 our holy Church celebrates two great and important events: the circumcision of Christ, the formal entry of a male child into the Jewish community which according to their custom took place on the 8th day after his birth; and the commemoration of Saint Basil Read more…
I have always loved science and thinking outside of the box. My frequent questions were “why” and “what if.” Needless to say, they both got me into a lot of trouble, as I had a tendency not only to think the questions but to act on them. In my early Read more…
Archimandrite Nikanor Karayannis ‘The beginning of the Gospel of Christ’… The word ‘beginning’ in today’s Gospel reading is enough in itself to evoke the start of the new year, the threshold of which we reached a few daysago with the feast of Christmas. The Christian notion of time In Read more…
Pascha has come and gone, and we might be tempted to adopt an attitude that allows us to drift back into habits and patterns best avoided. We normally think of New Year’s Day as the time to make resolutions for changing our lives, however slightly or greatly, but I suggest Read more…
Time has been granted to us as a gift from God, so we have to make us of it the best way we can. Ο Χρόνος ως καιρός Η εκπομπή αυτή κάνει μια προσπάθεια για να δείξει οτι ο χρόνος μας έχει δοθεί ως δώρο και ως ευκαιρία Read more…
It was last Spring, just after Pascha. A Sunday at the conclusion of Liturgy. Our priest was announcing the forthcoming daytime services for the next few weeks. I wish I could attend a mid-week liturgy, I’d thought. But I was too busy at work. Then, two days later, I learned Read more…
One of my favorite passages in all of Scripture is Psalm 46 (45 LXX):10, which reads: “Be still, and know that I am God.” This brief but powerful assertion, applicable to virtually any age in history, speaks to the uneasiness and distress every person or group experiences throughout life. Specifically, Read more…
Time seems to move slower for many in America in early to mid-August, traditionally a time of vacation or of a “re-set” before the start of the academic year. It is also, in our region of Central Pennsylvania, often a time for fairs and festivals, such as the West End Read more…
Ο Δημήτρης Καραβασίλης παρουσιάζει την ορθόδοξη αντίληψη περι του χρόνου. Ο χρόνος θεωρείται ως “καιρός”, ως ευκαιρία για μετάνοια, για προσέγγιση του Θεού και του συνανθρώπου. Στο τέλος ο Θεός δεν θα μετρήσει τα χρόνια μας, αλλά την ποιότητα τους. Οχι το “πόσα χρόνια ζήσαμε” αλλά το “πώς ζήσαμε. Ολα Read more…