Saturday, August 12, 2023
Do not judge, or you will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you yourself will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured against you. For why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? ..first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.. (Matthew 7:1-5)
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“When an object comes into contact with fire, it changes: it either burns or hardens. Thus, a person, touching God, either perishes or is saved. Fire is always fire. But touching it can produce either ash or steel, depending on what it touches. The same thing happens with man, and everything depends on what he brings to the Divine Fire—in what state he touches God. If he holds himself like iron, then his iron strength will become steel. If he weakens to the point of straw, he will burn. Every person, sooner or later, will inevitably come into contact with God, and woe to him if he does not prepare for that meeting!” (Saint John Maximovich)
“When an object comes into contact with fire, it changes: it either burns or hardens. Thus, a person, touching God, either perishes or is...
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