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People as Liturgical Beings, Part 2

06/08/2022

Published by Pemptousia Partnership, October 23, 2014 By Abbot George Kapsanis of Gregoriou People who offer ‘your own from your own, in all things and for all things’ serve God truly and pleasingly. That is, people who recognize that whatever they have is a gift from God. They believe that they’ve got nothing of their own to offer. Everything’s from God and they take from that and offer it to God, together with themselves, their world

People as Liturgical Beings, Part 1

06/07/2022

Published by Pemptousia Partnership, October 23, 2014 By Abbot George Kapsanis of Gregoriou We usually characterize people as rational and independent beings. These attributes are correct enough, but don’t convey human nature in its completeness. Through the liturgical experience, we feel that, more than anything, people are liturgical beings. They were made to serve, to offer themselves and the whole world to God with gratitude, praise and worship, to unite with God, to be sanctified,

Fasting. Fasting Precedes Forgiveness.

02/24/2021

Fasting Precedes Forgiveness: But fasting alone does not save without forgiveness By Abbot Tryphon, November 22, 2019 There is the story of Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus who invited Hilarion the Great to dinner, and in order to show his hospitality place fried chicken on the table. Hilarion, when he saw the fried chicken, asked forgiveness, but said he had not eaten meat since his tonsure as a monk. Saint Epiphanius responded by saying that he,

The Sixth Wednesday of Great Lent. Fast from…Feast on…

04/08/2020

FAST from self-concern and FEAST on compassion for others. FAST from discouragement and FEAST on hope. FAST from lethargy and FEAST on enthusiasm. FAST from suspicion and FEAST on truth. FAST from thoughts that weaken and FEAST on promises that inspire. FAST from shadows of sorrow and FEAST on the sunlight of serenity. FAST from idle gossip and FEAST on purposeful silence. FAST from problems that overwhelm you and FEAST on prayer that sustains. FAST

Thoughts on Service. Thoughts on Spiritual Sensitivity and Discernment

09/11/2019

By Michael Haldas Thoughts on Service, May 30, 2016 “God values self-control, a spirit of generosity, and a commitment to humble service…The trials and hurts we experience for Christ’s sake build our character, demonstrate our faith, and prepare us for further service to the Lord.” (Life Application Study Bible, 1 John 2:15,16, 2 Corinthians 11:23-29) “Whatever struggles we have on our plate will seem like nothing once we’ve given ourselves over in service to others.

Pulling Our Temperaments in the Service of God

11/02/2016

Pulling Our Temperaments in the Service of God Our temperaments-whether flamboyant, phlegmatic, introverted, or extroverted-are quite permanent fixtures of our personalities. Still, the way we “use” our temperaments on a daily basis can vary greatly. When we are attentive to the Spirit of God within us, we will gradually learn to put our temperaments in the service of a virtuous life. Then flamboyance gives great zeal for the Kingdom, phlegmatism helps to keep an even

Woundedness

01/16/2014

Listening with Our Wounds To enter into solidarity with a suffering person does not mean that we have to talk with that person about our own suffering. Speaking about our own wounds is seldom helpful to someone who is in pain. A wounded healer is someone who can listen to a person in pain without having to speak about his or her own wounds. When we have lived through a painful depression, we can listen

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People as Liturgical Beings, Part 2

People as Liturgical Beings, Part 1

Fasting. Fasting Precedes Forgiveness.

The Sixth Wednesday of Great Lent. Fast from…Feast on…

Thoughts on Service. Thoughts on Spiritual Sensitivity and Discernment

Pulling Our Temperaments in the Service of God

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