Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Never Enough

So, earlier today, I frantically texted Father Peter. I was having a moment, like so many I have had lately, of complete despair. Yet, not the O, jeeze, life stinks, what am I gonna do?" kind, more like the O, jeeze, I suck at life, my sins are  weighing me down, I'm not good enough for God"kind.

See, for the past two months I've been jamming a metric F-ton of Orthodox theology, prayer rule, and general insight into the steaming lump of gravy I once called my brain. Not to mention diving head first into practice and prayer. And I wonder why I feel guilty.

Duh! I'm a sinner! We all are! And, at this point, I have a ravenous hunger for God, and His Divine Mercy and Grace. I get to thinking chrismation can never come soon enough. But that's the thing, no? I gotta work for it. More prayer, more listening, more study.

Oh, and the point I was getting to...

So I sent a text saying as much in far fewer words. He replied that his family would pray for me tonight.

That was more than I ever could have asked for.

Love in Christ, yo.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Orthodox Prayer

So, I got an itch to sit in front of my computer and spend several hours typing and formatting the prayers found in the Orthodox Study Bible.

Print, share, and enjoy!

Orthodox Study Bible Prayers and Selected Psalms