#HolySpirit 5/7

Apr 24, 20191 min read

Help Us to Put Away the Old Self

We pray, Most Holy Trinity, that you help us to die to our old self. Help us to escape from desperation, desolation, dysfunction, sin,...

Apr 19, 20191 min read

Resuscitate Us, O Lord

Resuscitate us, O Lord, from our spiritual death. Lift us out of our obstructed, dark, and decayed tombs. Wash us, hold us, and awaken...

Mar 18, 20191 min read

The Frigid, Empty Center

What good is a smile, if you make others grimace? What good is talking, if you make others cry? What good is sharing, if you deceive...

Mar 15, 20191 min read

Those Who Play God

People who try to play God are distorted, sick, chaotic, and evil. They bully, overpower, demand, pressure, and deceive. They put...

Mar 8, 20191 min read

He Will Lift You Up from Hell

God wants you to know He will not abandon you in your sorrow. Meditate on this irmos (a miniature hymn), from Ode 6 of The Great Canon of...

Feb 25, 20191 min read

Light Reveals the Path

It is dark. I am blind. The enemy encompasses me. My enemies encamp against me. Why am I here? What do I do? Help me close my eyes. Help...

Feb 20, 20191 min read

False Dichotomies

Constantly in church. Bickering committees. Avoiding church. Pursuing hobbies. Where is the want to commune with God? Spiritual but not...

Feb 4, 20191 min read

Seek Unity with the Trinity

Do not separate yourself from God, but seek intimate union with the Most Holy Trinity. This is what Christ prayed for us. "I ask not only...

Jan 18, 20191 min read

St. John the Baptist, Pray for Us

St. John the Baptist, Prophet and Forerunner of Christ, pray for us that we too may become burning and shining lights (John 5:35). You...

Jan 16, 20191 min read

Gifts that Quench the Desert Within

When we lift up our hearts, minds, and souls to the Most Holy Spirit of God and ask to be saved from ourselves by His sanctification, He...

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