This morning I was very glad for being able to talk online with my great friend and I am always glad that Merciful God made me known to him. A friendship is indeed a very beautiful gift from God. He is love and He provides every opportunity and moment in our life to love Him and those around us or even those whom we never expected and yet God reveals to us to be our friends. God's ways are often unpredictable and wondrous.
And our part in this is to let Him works through us, and lives in us that His glory shines. He is the true light and even in our weaknesses but for His name sake, He also called us the light (and salt) of the world. And it comes true in the lives of saints of the Church. And when I am contemplating in a very simple mind and manner, the Lord let me to see that this is the common thing among them, just as St. John the Forerunner in great humility said, "He (Christ) must become greater and I become less". In another word, they abandoned themselves into his love as our Church Fathers used to say, and walked obediently and humbly in the Path of Truth.
And the process is not instant and is through the narrow way, the way which is unpopular and unfavorable to the world, because it requires the denial of the self. It is to go down to humility into which the devil is not able to enter because of the swells of pride. It is the way which will crush the old way of life and make the heart contrite and gentle. It is the way of Christ, and thus our way too to live by His divine grace.
O, Thy mercy O Lord, I plea. I rejoice for Thou hast lead me into Thine Holy Church which shepherds Thy rational flock in the Truth and make us live such experiential faith in Thee. Glory to Thee.
Thy Will be done! And grace my mind and heart O Lord, that Thy servant may welcome each opportunity and moment which Thou has provided during this life to love Thee with all my heart and soul and to love those whom Thou sent without grumbling or judging. And may Thou become greater and I become less. Amen!
Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner!
May God be with you always!
ReplyDeleteYes, Thy will be done!
Easy to say but difficult to do!
Hope all is well with you.
And I add my Ameyn to your words and to your prayer, dear brother. You have come to know the good and loving God, how good and loving He really is, and so when you declare that He is good and loving, we believe you. Keep telling that to the people around you by loving them and serving them as He loves and serves us. I thank God for you, brother. God be with you always.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deacon Charles,
ReplyDeleteand be with your soul too :)
Thanks for your prayer and hope
my unworthy prayer be with you too
Thanks brother Romanos! :). Ameyn. And be with your soul too.