We have not committed ourselves to the will of God - we believe that everything is in our hands and that we must decide about everything, that God had other things to do in the world. "Will He think about us?" we often ask. This means that we have very little faith and that we … Continue reading God’s Will
Elder Thaddeus
The atmosphere of heaven
We can keep guard over the whole world by keeping guard over the atmosphere of heaven within us, for if we lose the Kingdom of Heaven, we will save neither ourselves nor others. He who has the Kingdom of God in himself will imperceptibly pass it on to others. People will be attracted to the … Continue reading The atmosphere of heaven
The blog post you don’t get
I was actually thinking this morning of writing a post which I've been pondering for a while, distilling some ideas into coherent statements. I was asked years ago to write about how I had come to Orthodoxy and never did. Plus, I've been thinking more deeply lately about the vast gulf between Orthodoxy and Catholicism* … Continue reading The blog post you don’t get
Praying With My Feet 