............When all the temptations of this world reveal the opposite side of their faces—when beauty turns into ugliness, health into sickness, riches into poverty, glory into dishonor, authority into humiliation, and all-blossoming physical life into filth and stench—by what shall we overcome this grief, this decay, this filth and stench, and preserve ourselves from despair, if not by this Faith? In truth, by nothing except this invincible Faith, which teaches us eternal and unchangeable values in the Kingdom of Christ. When death shows its destructive power over our neighbors, over our relatives and our families, over our flowers, over our crops, over the works of our hands, and when it turns its irresistible teeth even upon us—by what shall we conquer the fear of death, and by what shall we unlock the doors of life, stronger than death, if not by this Faith? In truth, by nothing except this invincible Faith, which knows about the resurrection and life without death. O Lord Jesus, Conqueror of the world, help us also to conquer the world by our faith in Thee. To Thee be glory and praise forever. Amen.
Velimirovich, Saint Nikolai. The Prologue of Ohrid (p. 89). Sebastian Press. Kindle Edition.
Magnificat
My soul doth magnify the Lord.And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.He hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel:As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.
Velimirovich, Saint Nikolai. The Prologue of Ohrid (p. 89). Sebastian Press. Kindle Edition.
Magnificat
My soul doth magnify the Lord.And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his Name.And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.He hath shewed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He hath put down the mighty from their seat: and hath exalted the humble and meek.He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel:As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.
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