We experience His presence in the Divine Services, in the reception of the Holy Eucharist, throughout the day in our prayers and in our conversations with Him…yet despite His presence in our lives, there are still moments where we become like little “Marthas”. We become worried and anxious about things that are beyond our control.

6 Ways in Which We As Orthodox Christians Can Be More Reverence in the “Throne Room of God”

Are we embracing the Life of the Christian after Pentecost? Or are we mere spectators?

What is God the Son praying for to God the Father? Where is His mind set, even though He is about to be crucified on the Cross?  On you…on me…on his disciples…on mankind…on the very people who will deny Him…who will Crucify Him…Who will pierce His side with a spear….Who have squandered the very life that He Himself Gave to them…

“…today’s Gospel account is not just about a physical healing. It goes much deeper than that.  It is about learning to see the world with perfect clarity…to learn to see our life not in the midst of darkness, but illuminated by the Light of Christ.”