Brandon Strain
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Laurus
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It was his way of warning us that everyone remains alone with God at the final moment.
“Christianity is more than a theory about the universe, more than teachings written down on paper; it is a path along which we journey—in the deepest and richest sense, the way of life.”
― The Orthodox Way
― The Orthodox Way
“There are events that resemble one another, continued the elder, but opposites are born from that similarity. The Old Testament opens with Adam but the New Testament opens with Christ. The sweetness of the apple that Adam eats turns into the bitterness of the vinegar that Christ drinks. The tree of knowledge leads humanity to death but a cross of wood grants immortality to humanity. Remember, O Amvrosy, that repetitions are granted for our salvation and in order to surmount time.”
― Laurus
― Laurus
“Either we are fools to the world because of Christ or we are fools to Christ because of the world.”
― The Prologue of Ohrid
― The Prologue of Ohrid
“You know, O friend, any meeting is surely more than parting. There is emptiness before meeting someone, just nothing, but there is no longer emptiness after parting. After having met someone once, it is impossible to part completely. A person remains in the memory, as a part of the memory. The person created that part and that part lives, sometimes coming into contact with its creator. Otherwise, how would we sense those dear to us from a distance?”
― Laurus
― Laurus
“The true servant of the Lord is the one who in body is standing before men, but in his mind is knocking at heaven with his prayer.”
― The Ladder of Divine Ascent
― The Ladder of Divine Ascent
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