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2022-03-14 00:08:35 Whoever sees in himself the traces of hatred toward any man on account of any kind of sin is completely foreign to the love of God. For love toward God does not at all tolerate hatred for man.

(St. Maximos the Confessor, Chapters on Love, 1.15) Open / Comment

2022-03-14 00:07:00 Expect anything. To avoid becoming upset, being worried, being anxious and over-reflective, expect just anything, put up with anything that comes along. Always say: "Welcome, illness", "'welcome failure', 'welcome suffering'. This brings meekness, without which there can be no spiritual life.

- Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra, of Blessed Memory. Open / Comment

2022-03-10 00:43:15 No Telegram, Gab, or Discord on my phone for Holy and Great Lent! Blessings and Strength unto you all! Amen! Open / Comment

2022-03-06 03:05:51 Open / Comment

2022-03-05 20:04:34 Full Spectrum Data Surveillance, Transhumanism, and the Religion of the End

I once again bring forth first-hand testimonies so that the reader may see clearly the goals and agendas that are driving much of world events.

For Christians, it is in no way to be “obsessed” with darkness. The Lord will allow the goals of evil men to be achieved to a certain degree. He has set a boundary to evil. Our hope is in the Lord. Yet, we must be diligent to be steadfast in the Truth, most of all as, “Evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of” (2 Tim. 3:13-14).

We must soberly understand that the times will become increasingly difficult for those who desire to hold fast to the Lord Jesus Christ. According to the new emerging religion, we will be sinners, those who are obstructing the great advancement of humanity. This accusation against true Christians is not new. We should embrace it with joy and honor in the Lord. Never forget, the Lord God will overthrow all the false works of men. May we be found faithful in Christ Jesus, making the song of our hearts these words, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus!”

/// Fr. Zechariah Lynch @inklesspenblog

Read more : https://inklesspen.blog/2022/03/04/full-spectrum-data-surveillance-transhumanism-and-the-religion-of-the-end/ Open / Comment

2022-03-05 19:55:50 The Venerable Father Seraphim (Rose) keenly teaches,

“Between them, the positive and negative images of the ‘new man’ sum up the state of contemporary man, the man in whom worldliness has triumphed over faith. At the same time, they are a sign of transition, a presage of a major change in the ‘spirit of the age.’ In the negative image the apostasy from Christian Truth which primarily characterizes the modern age seems to have reached its limit; God being ‘dead,’ the man created in His image has lost his nature and fallen into subhumanity” (Nihilism, the Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age. Platina, CA. pg. 88).

Transhumanism is in its essence subhumanity. Open / Comment

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2022-03-03 13:20:52 I don’t often spend time thinking about my past, as I find it a generally unproductive practice. Tonight, however, I found myself reflecting on the patterns of my sin since childhood. I realized that all of the wrong directions I went in, whether physically or spiritually or both, was an effort to resolve, in any way I could, one or another form of pain.

I did not have, at the time, either the ultimate cure for spiritual pain - Christ - or the proper paradigm by which to understand the various ways that pain can help us detach from the illusion of temporal permanence (which is a major cause of pain in itself) or how it can be used by God to sanctify us. Often sanctification involves exactly that: overcoming illusions of temporal permanence.

Physical pain reminds us of the fragility of our bodies and the degree to which we depend on God for our very existence. Psychological and spiritual pain can often indicate to us either an improper understanding of the Christian worldview or it can be the result of sin, which it ought to inspire us to stop committing.

Not knowing any of this, I tried anything I could to try and feel better; I equated “feeling good” with goodness and “feeling bad” with badness. Hence my various addictions, which I fell into just trying to feel better - even when I knew it was temporary and would suffer even worse pain as a result when the high of one thing or another wore off. Even knowing that, I acted on my impulses because at least it would ease my pain in the short-term. It was a terrible strategy with terrible consequences.

I just wanted to say that if you’re experiencing pain - whether psychological, physical, spiritual or a combination of these - the solution is never the quick and easy thing. It isn’t drugs. It isn’t alcohol. It isn’t fornication. All these short-term “fixes” will destroy you in the long run.

You have to give it all to God. You have to trust that your experiences have a purpose, given by Him to bring you closer to Him. You must “become less, that He may become more.” He is truly the only balm for a wounded soul, the only cure for a wounded heart. I hope and pray that He will grant you the strength and perspective to endure your pain in a Godly way, allowing Him to heal you so that you may become like Him. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 15:20:00 A lot of people are sharing the image above about St. Paisios' prophecy on Turkey without much research or actual understanding of the geopolitical situation in Ukraine, or the Black Sea. Some key things to note:

1) Turkey has closed off the Bosphorus strait to ALL warships, not just Russian vessels.

2) All the warships that Russia needs for the war efforts are already in the Black Sea. In fact, if anything this only helps Russia as it cuts off Ukrainian allies from sending warships through the strait.

3) President Erdoğan condemned the Russian invasion, but he also announced only yesterday that he wouldn't abandon ties with Russia as it wasn't in the "national interest" to do so.

Let's not get hyped up in prophecies folks, it's good to read and be aware of them, but from my own experience, fear mongering about current events only usually serves the devil in distracting us from more important aspects of the Christian life, such as prayer and repentance. Open / Comment