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By: A HOLY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT MATINS « Enter and Know You Are God

A HOLY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT MATINS « Enter and Know You Are God — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:44:36 +0000

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By: Theo1973

Theo1973 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:25:16 +0000

I’m just correcting myself, I think examples of humility and love can also help people to understand that loving Christ means to be crucified. And then of course, God can do whatever He wants and however He wants so all the manuals are irrelevant when we talk about God.

Father Paisios says people do not know that suffering brings joy. I think he’s right.

By: Theo1973

Theo1973 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:21:54 +0000

God is a Surgeon and all pain is a kindness, it’s what we need to be saved. A man who is happy without God is repulsed by this idea because he loves his own life. He is not threatened by his life of worldly balance, he buys a car to make up for the arthritic limb. Only going broke and losing some body parts can save him.

By: fatherstephen

fatherstephen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:27 +0000

This week marked the 6 month anniversary of my mother’s falling asleep. Your story is truly a great comfort. May your mother’s memory be eternal!

By: Verne

Verne — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:20:12 +0000

I was babtized at the age of 11 so i didnot now the word of god, did not even here of any kind of god at all or anything of the sort ,i was 9 years old
And one day when i was 9 years old a very strong voise came into my head
out of knoware and it said to me I pray togod that this is the truth,and the voise said ——(if something was the truth wouldnt it mean that it was true)
and all of man would know and talk with every one about it.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:02:05 +0000

Anya, thank you for sharing your grandmother’s beautiful legacy! So wonderful to get such a clear glimpse of God’s goodness in such a tangible way.

By: fatherstephen

fatherstephen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:52:12 +0000

Damjan,
This is a common saying. It would be correct to say it is “the way” of life (which would echo the name of the early Christians who in the book of acts were called “the way” before they were called Christians. But, it is Christ who is our Life. Orthodoxy is how we rightly live that Life. But there are no other ways – you are right.

By: Damjan

Damjan — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:10:18 +0000

I read the comments, and came across the phrase: “Orthodoxy is a way of life”. I would suggest that it is not a way, but life itself. For if we say that it is a way of life, we admit there are other ways also… Which I just can’t see. We either live or we do not. Forgive me if I am wrong with this.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:52:49 +0000

Her answer was very enlightening: ”I haven’t always felt this way about God,” she said. “There was a time when I would wake up in the morning and curse God.” But then her voice lowered and she added meekly, “That was before I knew He was good.”

That’s a *war* story. I can no more relate to it than listening to someone talk about Iwo Jima. I marvel that there are such courageous people to tell me things like that. I feel awfully inadequate even quoting the person. “Wow” is the closest I can get to a comment. Thank you for telling about the conversation.

By: practicinghuman

practicinghuman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:32:43 +0000

@Abbeyshane… “Legalism can be such an ugly thing but it seems to me like some churches are legalistic about NOT being legalistic…”

Yes, I would definitely have to agree with this sentiment. There is something marvelous about a community choosing to join with the witness of the ages contained in Holy Traditions such as Great Lent and praying the Hours. I love feeling like a very small part of something SO much bigger than I am on my own.