Saturday, February 17, 2024
Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? It is he who walks uprightly, who works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. It is he who does not backbite with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbour, nor does he take up a reproach against his friend. In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but he honours those who fear the Lord; he who swears to his own hurt and does not change; he who does not put out his money at usury, nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved... (Psalm 15)
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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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