I have lost so many people , including 2 brothers in 2 years. Grief has been a main theme in my life. I have only really began to truly heal due to my journey into Orthodoxy. Praying for the dead has been ground breaking for my grief. Something I always wanted to do, caught myself doing as a Protestant , than asking forgiveness and not letting my mind wander there again. Why did we lose this teaching?!
Lord have mercy on me, a sinner. Each day it is a miracle to arise with the sun. Praise god, and let us keep our minds in hell, our feet on the ground and our gaze towards heaven.
I am wondering if you have written about “Why did Jesus Have to Die?”
Our Methodist pastor has started a series and is going through some Atonement Theories and I find it quite challenging. I'm wondering what Orthodoxy teaches.
I have my own ideas about it from a life in the church, but love what you write about, so ask your input.
When my mom passed a little over a year ago, I asked that the her Protestant funeral be entitled “Celebration of Life Eternal” to try to return the focus to where it should be. It helped! Glory to God!
I have lost so many people , including 2 brothers in 2 years. Grief has been a main theme in my life. I have only really began to truly heal due to my journey into Orthodoxy. Praying for the dead has been ground breaking for my grief. Something I always wanted to do, caught myself doing as a Protestant , than asking forgiveness and not letting my mind wander there again. Why did we lose this teaching?!
Remember us, O Lord, when Thou comest in Thy kingdom.
Lord have mercy on me, a sinner. Each day it is a miracle to arise with the sun. Praise god, and let us keep our minds in hell, our feet on the ground and our gaze towards heaven.
I am wondering if you have written about “Why did Jesus Have to Die?”
Our Methodist pastor has started a series and is going through some Atonement Theories and I find it quite challenging. I'm wondering what Orthodoxy teaches.
I have my own ideas about it from a life in the church, but love what you write about, so ask your input.
Check this out https://mindofthefathers.substack.com/p/why-the-cross?r=4w5jg&utm_medium=ios
Thanks so much. This resonates strongly with me.
I completely agree. And so, it seems, does the Preacher of Ecclesiastes:
"It is better to go to the house of mourning
than to go to the house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind,
and the living will lay it to heart" (7:2).
When my mom passed a little over a year ago, I asked that the her Protestant funeral be entitled “Celebration of Life Eternal” to try to return the focus to where it should be. It helped! Glory to God!