3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers. 4 …
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In my last post, I wrote of the way the Orthodox Tradition prepares for Lent (which is of course a preparation itself for Easter!) For five Sundays before Lent begins, there is a story from Scripture and a desire or …
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Have you ever really wanted something? I mean to really want it! Did your desire for it transcend everything else in your life? I have wanted so many things, so many times. But one thing sticks out in my memory. …
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Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done. On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our sins, As we forgive those who have sinned against us. And lead …
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Confession of sin is a powerful Lenten practice as we learn to turn back from the far country of our failings, and excesses. It is also a good way to practice dying, a dying that puts us in mind of …
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18 “Is not the LORD your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the LORD and …
Read more →My soul is chastened within me, O God.Yet even in this crush of convictionthere flickers a spark of hope,for you have told us you discipline those whom you love. I have harmed another, O Lord, and nowI have neither peace …
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Tomorrow marks Ash Wednesday which is a day of both remembrance and preparation. Two realities pierce our souls on this day – the mortality of all who have ever lived and loved – and then of course – the extent …
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“That he may remain faithful to his Baptism, living by it, making it always the source and the power of his life, a constant judgment, criterion, inspiration, ‘rule of life.’” (Schmemann) As we prepare for Lent it’s good to return …
Read more →I arise todayThrough the strength of Christ’s birth and His baptism,Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial,Through the strength of His resurrection and His ascension,Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom. May this prayer …
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