http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/22/the-first-and-most-deadly-sin-of-cain-2nd-monday-of-great-lent/ McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections Tue, 14 May 2013 00:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/22/the-first-and-most-deadly-sin-of-cain-2nd-monday-of-great-lent/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 Micah Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:02:47 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1922#comment-2990 This is a wonderful meditation, thank you so much. I was driving my father to a Catholic funeral today, (of an ex- government minister related to my family through marriage on my mother's side). I took the opportunity to say something that I could not have shared in any other circumstance -- namely that to my mind, there is little that is visibly congruent between the Western and Eastern Church. This is <em>not </em>an indictment of the Western Church, only of the way I have received her wisdom and truth -- I speak for <em>myself</em> not of the Western Church <em>per se. </em> Another way of saying this is that the hidden pearl of Orthodoxy is precisely that part which complements and brings to fruition the catholicity that Christ speaks of.  Clearly, many things have been hidden out of plain sight. In our pride we think we can see but we are born blind. Who could have known that to many of the holy Tzadiks and Rabbis, <em>our Jesus</em> is <em>Yeshua the Son? </em>Who could have known that the conversation between the early church fathers and the rabbis was <em>(</em>and remains<em>) </em>so <em>vibrant?</em> Christ is in our midst!       This is a wonderful meditation, thank you so much.
I was driving my father to a Catholic funeral today, (of an ex- government minister related to my family through marriage on my mother's side). I took the opportunity to say something that I could not have shared in any other circumstance — namely that to my mind, there is little that is visibly congruent between the Western and Eastern Church. This is not an indictment of the Western Church, only of the way I have received her wisdom and truth — I speak for myself not of the Western Church per se.
Another way of saying this is that the hidden pearl of Orthodoxy is precisely that part which complements and brings to fruition the catholicity that Christ speaks of. 
Clearly, many things have been hidden out of plain sight. In our pride we think we can see but we are born blind. Who could have known that to many of the holy Tzadiks and Rabbis, our Jesus is Yeshua the Son? Who could have known that the conversation between the early church fathers and the rabbis was (and remains) so vibrant?
Christ is in our midst!
 
 
 

]]> http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/22/the-first-and-most-deadly-sin-of-cain-2nd-monday-of-great-lent/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Deborah Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:24:49 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1922#comment-2978 My mind wanders, my eyes wander, my feet wander…. Mindlessness drags my thoughts to Hell Apart from the mercy of God, body and soul will follow.   <em>Lord, have mercy!</em> My mind wanders, my eyes wander, my feet wander….
Mindlessness drags my thoughts to Hell
Apart from the mercy of God, body and soul will follow.
 
Lord, have mercy!

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