I have started taking early morning walks lately and it has been truly inspiring. It has become clearer to me, even more so, that all has been enlightened. All of creation that is. I will never tire of it's explicit beauty all around. Rich in colors. Intricate in detail. While walking I often find myself …
Tag: Resurrection Reminders
Resurrection Reminders
Today's Resurrection Reminders comes a tiny bit earlier than usual. In our services at Church we have a Vespers service each and every Saturday evening. This service is in preparation of the the Sunday Divine Liturgy and it is when we sing all the Resurrectional Stichera hymns. Tonight we sang a hymn that actually mentions …
Free Us From Our Sufferings
Today we sang this beautiful hymn, reminding us that our Lord trampled down death, freeing us from our sufferings! Christ is Risen, every day! See Him all around, in His creation. Magnificent, bright, beautiful world.
Resurrection Reminder
Such beautiful hymns sung last night. First reminding us that Christ is Risen! One of my favorite things about much of the Resurrectional hymnography is the constant reminder that by rising from the dead, He has conquered death! Come, let us rejoice in the Lord, Who has destroyed the dominion of death! It is such …
Resurrection Reminder
It's been one of those weeks. The kind where you aren't really sure where the days and nights have disappeared to. The kind that just blurs together into one big black hole. The kind that desperately needs this reminder to bring up the tail end. Like the rainbow pops up at the end of the …
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 …
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. …
