Unanswered Prayers.
Thank God for them. For - all is gift - especially unanswered prayers, because the Lord is an omniscient giver of gifts. Whether or not...
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Serviam
- Mar 3
- 1 min
The Case for Contentment.
Why do men leave one place and settle in another place? Primarily because they hope that they will be more fortunate in the other place....
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Serviam
- Mar 1
- 2 min
The Pure shall See God.
For every man, peace of soul is precious. From perpetual vigilance over the heart, purity is born, in which the Lord is seen according...
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Serviam
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Dangling by a Thread.
My child, do not forget that we are in this world only temporarily and that our life dangles by a thread and that all the desirable...
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Serviam
- Feb 22
- 5 min
Podvig. (the struggle...)
Any Orthodox Christian who does even the least bit of spiritual reading will come across the Slavic word “podvig.” While this word can be...
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Serviam
- Feb 20
- 1 min
A Prepper's Check List.
Freeze dried food, check. Extra batteries, check. Water, check. Gun, Bullets, check, check. Let's see, "What else are we...
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Serviam
- Feb 13
- 3 min
The Devil Speaks.
In his own words, he admits his mistakes, his misfortune and his miscalculations. And yet, he does not repent. He will not repent. He...
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Serviam
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Remembrance of Death. Hell. Judgement.
The older I grow, the more I perceive the instability, the vanity of earthly things. Oh, why do we trouble ourselves in vain with all...
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Serviam
- Feb 1
- 6 min
All I Can Do Now Is Pray.
How many times have we heard this from others and also said it ourselves? It is true: All we can do is pray - but that is not how this...
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Serviam
- Jan 30
- 6 min
The Prayer.
Of all prayers, this is The Prayer. The Jesus Prayer. It is called “the lifeline of the soul and of the body”, “the foundation of...
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Serviam
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Is Piety Possible? (Part 1)
Make a firm resolution to do everything for the Lord, to receive everything from His Fatherly Hand, and make a special resolution to do...
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Serviam
- Jan 13
- 3 min
The Secret in Illness.
The secret? To struggle to acquire the grace of God. We benefit greatly from our illnesses, as long as we endure them without complaint...
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Serviam
- Jan 11
- 7 min
Wounded by Love.
I feel illness as the love of Christ. I often say to Him: ‘My Christ, Your love knows no limits!’ How I am alive is a miracle. (Offered...
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Serviam
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Wings of Faith.
When over the gloomy and deep abyss of grief, sorrows suddenly open before us - carry on up - on the wings of faith! Saint Ignatius...
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Serviam
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Ever Present Help.
Immanuel. God is with us. Wonderful Counselor. Lord of Life. Lord of All. Prince of Peace. Mighty God - Immanuel. St. Afanasy...
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Serviam
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
The Luminous Eye.
The inner eye of the mind, or of the soul, functions by means of faith, in much the same way that the exterior, physical, eyes function...
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Serviam
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Death My Friend.
Terrible is the approach of death to people who are passionate, sinful and weak, who have not tried to live blamelessly in this vain...
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Serviam
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Making Sense of Suffering.
Suffering is an indication of another Kingdom which we look to. If being Christian meant being “happy” in this life, we wouldn’t need...
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Serviam
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
The (real) Victors Valiant.
Victors over evil. It is one's personal effort to eradicate evil and to implant good that the essence of Christian struggle or...
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