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Weapons of Prayer and Fasting

11:37 01.09.2026

Weapons of Prayer and Fasting

“This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting" [Mt. 17:21]. If that kind of daemons can be cast out from the soul by prayer and fasting of another person, then it certainly cannot enter into anyone’s soul if he keeps his own fast and has his own prayer. …

Christianity in Spirit

11:08 31.08.2026

Christianity in Spirit

The Lords paid tribute to the Temple [Mt. 17:24-27] and followed all other rules, both civil and ecclesiastic, and taught His Apostles to do the same, and the Apostles handed this law down to all Christians. It was only the spirit which was new in the Christian believers, while the …

Set the Target on the Future

10:30 30.08.2026

Set the Target on the Future

Speaking of the future life the Lord said that “in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven” [Mt. 22:30] — that is, our earthly relations and institutions will cease to exist. Arts, sciences, governments — everything will be …

Prejudice

10:29 29.08.2026

As the priests and Pharisees perceived that the Lord was telling His parables about them, that He was trying to open their eyes, to make them see the truth, — what did they do on that account? They decided to kill Him [Mt. 21:45-46]. Had not their prejudice distorted their …

Doing Your Homework

11:11 28.08.2026

Doing Your Homework

In the parable of the two sons [Mt. 21:28-30] the second son quickly said “Yes, I go", — and never went. This is an image of all half-baked good intentions which never come to fruition due to lack of resolve, will and determination. An easy-going heart is ready to pick …

Selfishness as the Enemy of Truth

11:30 27.08.2026

Selfishness as the Enemy of Truth

The priests and the elders, having been asked by the Lord about St. John the Baptist, thought: “No matter how we answer, it puts us at a disadvantage”, — and choose to plead ignorance [Mt. 21:25-27]. Their self-interest bound their tongues, preventing them from telling the truth. Had they loved …

“Pretending, Not Being”

11:38 26.08.2026

“Pretending, Not Being”

The Lord condemned the fig tree for having a deceitful appearance: covered with leaves, it looked as if it bore rich fruit, while in fact there were none [Mt. 21:19]. As applied to the Christian life, leaves mean outward piety, outward behavior, while fruit mean the inward contents of the …

Persistence in Doing Good

11:11 25.08.2026

Persistence in Doing Good

With the Lord’s permission, St. Peter steps down from the boat and walks on water; then he gives in to fear and begins to sink [Mt. 14:28-30]. Resolving to take such an unusual step is no ground for reproof — otherwise the Lord would have not allowed him to take …

Providence Real and Assumed

11:14 24.08.2026

Providence Real and Assumed

One more time is the Lord miraculously feeding the people which follow Him [Mt. 15:32-38] to show them that He is willing to be generous with the faithful. He could have been doing just the same again and again, but did not. lest the people become dependent on His giveaways …

We Pray as We Live

10:47 23.08.2026

We Pray as We Live

“My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves'’' [Mt. 21:13]. We all know that a temple requires reverence, concentration of the mind and deep contemplation on the divine realm in the presence of the Lord — but who actually meets …

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