On The Will of God
It is a great good to give oneself up to the will of God. Then the Lord alone is in the soul. No other thought can enter in, and the soul...
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Serviam
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Will The Soul Accept or Reject Suffering?
The soul has to make a choice, and the outcome will either break it into pieces or enable it to sail to its destination in God....
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Serviam
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Holy Unction.
The great public prayer of the Church for those who are ill is the Service of Holy Unction. This Service, is long and exceedingly rich in...
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Serviam
Jun 13, 20221 min read
In Brevity is Beauty.
Within our culture of noise 24/7 - a paradox occurs. Counterintuitively what garners the most impact is not who is the loudest, or talks...
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Serviam
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Door Dash Doesn't Deliver.
Eternity. One must inherit it. We need patience. No one is as dangerous to us as we ourselves, so remain a servant of God in the short...
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Serviam
May 15, 20223 min read
A Bed That Walks.
Fourth Sunday of Pascha: The Paralyzed Man. After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in...
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Serviam
May 9, 20222 min read
Rise. Shine.
It is later than you think. The truth is that the illnesses, afflictions and tribulations of Christians brings about the cleansing of...
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Serviam
May 2, 20222 min read
God Has Not Forgotten You.
God did not come into the world to eradicate suffering. He did not come even to explain it. God came into the world to fill human...
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Serviam
Apr 29, 20223 min read
I Am With You Always.
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we...
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Serviam
Apr 25, 20222 min read
Pain. Origin. Cause.
In the beginning, there was no pain, no suffering, no illness or death. Sin breeds evil, and evil breeds suffering.
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Serviam
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Our Greatest Duty.
Is to bear all suffering. Whether it comes from nature, indolence, sins, or people. Elder Ephraim Since we desire to live a Christ-like...
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Serviam
Apr 4, 20221 min read
You Are With Me.
...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow...
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Serviam
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Illness Moves Us To God.
Eugene Rose, later Fr. Seraphim of Platina, wrote this pivotal passage in his journey from American born, protestant, spiritual seeker,...
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Serviam
Mar 22, 20223 min read
Lord Don't Make Me Well.
Give me the best. Make me Holy. If you wonder 'Where should I start?' Perhaps right here. This post is a compilation of sayings that...
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Serviam
Mar 19, 20222 min read
Therefore, Let Us Struggle.
May the love of our heavenly Father be with your souls, so that being invigorated by it you may bear the fruit of obedience to His...
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