1 Thessalonians 2:14-16
For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15. Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 16. Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

#Persecuted_Church #Worldly_Matters

#Reflection #Original_Faith #Knowing_Jesus

"It does no good to abstain from meat, and then to devour your brother" - St Basil the Great

We still have a spy amongst us

I compiled this today in a spirit to bring contrition of heart, and love for enemy and neighbor. May it be of help to everyone. 🙏🏻☦️

Athonite and Greek elders oppose mandatory electronic IDs—“We undoubtedly live in apocalyptic times”
https://orthochristian.com/157974.html

The monastics also warn that the “immense power of digital information” will be used to “establish a global totalitarian system” that will be used “to impose [the] global domination” of the prophesied Antichrist.

Jordanian air force airdrops humanitarian aid at St. Porphyrios Church in Gaza
https://orthochristian.com/157954.html

The assistance provided by His Majesty is welcomed by the Order as none of the previous humanitarian aid that has been allowed to cross into Gaza since the start of the war had made its way to Gaza City and certainly, none of it has reached Saint Porphyrios.

#Prayer #Knowing_Jesus #Salvation

Nice light prayer
Good reflection
May it bless you.
(I was only aware of the 1st sentence l


PRAYER FOR SERENITY

God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;
taking, as Jesus did,
this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it;
trusting that You will make all things right
if I surrender to Your will;
so that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.

Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more—or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.

#Original_Faith #Salvation

Leviticus 19:18
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

Imagine Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem today, highlighting the challenges of crossing 15 Israeli checkpoints and a 30ft wall.