PRAYERFUL READING
“Shine within our hearts, loving Master, the pure light of Your divine knowledge and open the eyes of our minds that we may comprehend...
THE ANONYMOUS ANGEL
“For an angel of peace, faithful guide and guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.” (Litany of Supplication, Byzantine...
MARTHA, MARTHA!
“…A woman named Martha welcomed him (Jesus) into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what...
JESUS & PILATE
“…and he (Pontius Pilate) entered into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, ‘Where are you from?’ But Jesus gave him no answer. So...
MEEKNESS
“Blessed are the meek (πραεῖς, кроткие), for they will inherit the earth.” (Mt 5: 5) Now here’s a word you don’t hear very often: “meek.”...
“WILLPOWER”
“Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you...
THE SENSE OF GOD’S PRESENCE
“Blessed are the people who know jubilation! O Lord, they walk in the light of your countenance, and in your name they rejoice all the...
POOR IN SPIRIT
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt 5:3) Like all of humanity, I am, by nature, “poor in (my own)...
PRAYING IN PEACE
“In peace let us pray to the Lord.” (Beginning of the Great Litany of Byzantine Liturgy) This is the first petition, at the very...
