Serviam3 days ago2 minHoly 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...
ServiamJun 224 minAntidote for Anxiety. (part one)How are you to know if you are living according to the will of God? He who lives according to God's will has no cares. The soul given...
ServiamJun 202 minKill Your Will.Set aside your wish to find peace on this earth pre-maturely in order to receive it in time. That is, upon our death. Put to death your...
ServiamJun 82 minThe Blessing of Being Sick.Illness, then, is only evil in appearance. It can even constitute a blessing for man, in the sense that, if one uses it appropriately,...
ServiamJun 62 minLeave it All to God. Say, "My God, I leave my illness in Your holy Hands, and whenever You - Who love me so much - want to heal me, I will also want it then."...
ServiamMay 253 minThe Theology of Illness. There is no one, who in the course of a lifetime, has not had to face some form of illness. It's not 'if' we get sick, but rather 'when'....
ServiamMay 162 minMedicine Big Pharma Can't Make.Which medicine brought about spiritual rebirth to the souls of men? Was it not the gigantic Cross of our Lord Jesus? If the Lord had...
ServiamMay 153 minA 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...
ServiamMay 42 minFollow Me. In order to follow Christ, let us take up our cross. The taking up of our cross is called the willing pious submission to God’s judgment...
ServiamMay 22 minGod 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...
ServiamApr 293 minI 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...
ServiamApr 252 minPain. Origin. Cause.In the beginning, there was no pain, no suffering, no illness or death. Sin breeds evil, and evil breeds suffering.
ServiamApr 82 minOur 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...
ServiamApr 41 minYou 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...
ServiamMar 302 minStrong Prayer.The power of prayer. Who can deny it? Knowing we have Our Father who loves us, hears us, is with us, and who answers our prayer. ...
ServiamMar 233 minLord 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...
ServiamMar 181 minThe Best Medicine?Patience is the strongest medicine that heals great and long-lasting trials. Most trials are endured only with patience. Elder Paisios...