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The Lord in His Gospel, as the evangelist John narrates, says: When the Son of Man is lifted up from the earth, He will draw all to Himself… And these words pertain to two events in the life of the Savior, the Son of God, who became the son of man, our brother in the […]

TAGS: apostles, ascension, Christ, Christian world, cross, crucifixion, divine love, eternal life, faith, forgiveness, God’s power, Gospel, Holy Spirit, hope, humanity, John, John Chrysostom, prayer, redemption, sacrifice, salvation, Son of Man, suffering, Trinity, victory, weakness


Before his encounter with Christ, the man born blind had never seen anything. Everything was dark; he had to guess about everything by touch, by imagination; he had no real, clear vision. And then he met Christ, and the Savior opened his eyes. What was the first thing this man saw? The face of Christ, […]

TAGS: Bartimaeus, blindness, Christ, compassion, divine love, faith, healing, Kingdom of God, seeing God, seeing others, sermon, spiritual vision, transformation


 I want to draw your attention to three aspects of today’s Gospel reading. First: how terrifying it is to hear that this man was in extreme need for 38 years, broken by physical illness, shattered, and that not a single person was found to help him… And what happened to this man is happening […]

TAGS: Christ, compassion, creative actions, faith, God, Gospel reading, mercy, neighbor, sacrifice, sin, spiritual peace, spirituality, wholeness


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