Metropolitan Saba (Esber)
"Just as the Church started in Jerusalem and spread to the rest of the world, likewise this beloved Metropolis, which began in London with only a few refugee families, has been strengthened by God to grow in an ancient land, which has gifted Christianity with its own native-born saints throughout history."
Rating: 8.4|Votes: 18
You realize while on the journey, especially if it’s a pilgrimage, that it depends on God whether you make it to your destination or not. Every journey, begins and ends with God.
Abbot Tryphon
The necessity of a pastor's freedom to preach
Joel J. Miller
Our imaginations lead us astray. We fabricate a thousand stories and then live in function of our fantasies, tormenting ourselves in the process. When we do this, we show ingratitude for the moment (because we’re obsessed with the future or some alternate reality, not the present reality we possess by God’s grace) and a lack of trust in God (because ultimately, the future is in his hands, not our heads).
Archimandrite Andrew (Vujisic)
Rating: 7.3|Votes: 3
In Orthodox countries, the Godfather-Godchild relationship is considered to be the holiest and most elevated relationship that can exist between people, and a request to be Godfather cannot be refused. There is an old Serbian proverb that says: "Everything can be refused except Kumstvo."