That some honor Christ as the Way,
but object to honoring his Mother as the One who shows the Way...
how easily they get lost.
That some honor Christ as the Truth,
but object to the Church as Pillar and Ground of the Truth...
how easily they slip into falsehood.
That some honor Christ as the Life,
but object to the prayers and intercessions of the saints, as those alive in Christ...
how easily they insert the world's death into their worship.
"One hears that, in foreign lands, people are now learning to swim, lying on the floor, with the aid of equipment. In the same way, one can become a Catholic or Protestant without experiencing life at all--by reading books in one's study. But to become Orthodox, it is necessary to immerse oneself all at once in the very element of Orthodoxy, to begin living in an Orthodox way. There is no other way."--Fr. Pavel Florensky
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So many things I want to say but shouldn't. I've written five replies only to erase them, so I'll have to leave it at "I hear you, Father." Boy, do I hear you.
I do pray for you as I do myself! But, you are right on, and I firmly believe that if God has called us to this - He will do it!! He can hang the planets, moon and stars. He can create a beautiful baby in a mother's womb. He can provide the place and means to create a beautiful place for Heaven here on Earth as well!!
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