Focus exclusively on God and light. Never focus on darkness, temptation, and sin. That’s classic teaching. Fill yourself with good things. Don’t be mesmerized by dark things. Don’t meditate on evil things. Meditate on good things, and God will take care of the rest. Fr. Thomas Hopko I can think only of the verses I …
Resurrection Reminder
Your weekly dose of the Resurrection because Christ is Risen Everyday! We sang this beautiful hymn last night at Great Vespers. We sang "in joy". I sing with Joy! Christ is Risen! I was reading through some older notes that I wrote for this blog and came across this "simple idea" I had for my …
The Cross
Today we celebrate my second favorite Great Feast of the Church...the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross! Absolutely beautiful! We honor the Cross, for by it Joy has come into all the world! I am going to do a kind of "guest post" today by taking the essay from the OCA.org website on The Universal Exaltation …
Letter Writing Wednesday
All month long I have felt that it is later than it really is. I was sitting down to write to you about an event coming up because I had been thinking that it starts this next week. But in fact we have 12 whole days! Well, all the better I guess. All the more …
Maxim Week 51
The count down to completion begins! Four more after today! Whatever shall we do with our Mondays? For now let us lean in to what Fr. Thomas Hopko has to say today in Maxim 51. It is a good one! Really good! Have no expectations, except to be fiercely tempted to your very last breath. …
Resurrection Reminder
Beauty and joy are found in these Sundays when we get to sing about His enlightening the whole world. When we get to sing about all of creation rejoicing in Him. About Him bringing joy into all the world. For us! Today we also celebrate one of the Great Feasts, The Nativity of the Theotokos. …
Looking Up
As I walk from my office to the car I find myself looking up. I find my self looking up a lot lately. I am completely enamored with clouds and trees and the beauty they create. Ever since I read Everywhere Present and the chapter on “We live in an altar” I have made a …
Maxim Week 50
Wow! I can't believe we only have five Maxims left after this week. It has taken quite awhile to get through them all, after the big break last winter. It sure has been fun, hasn't it. We might need to have a little celebration when we get to the end! Today... Be merciful with yourself …
Resurrection Reminders
Happy Sunday! We are out in the woods, as this goes live on the web, worshiping at the altar of His creation. Besides the Feast of the Resurrection itself, there is nothing that fills me with such joy, such awe in my Maker than being out in His creation. Marveling at the beauty. I can't …
Psalm 33/34
This Psalm has been on my mind quite a bit over the last couple of weeks. Two weeks ago on Sunday it suddenly hit me, the words that I was singing. I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth. One of my goals...to continually be focused on …
