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Whether we believe or not, we belong to God. Whether we understand it or not, or feel His presence or not, or rejoice in that presence or not, He exists. He is my God. He is my Lord. Even during moments of darkness and terror, when God doesn’t exist for me, He still exists. When I feel I’m a failure, when all my efforts seem fruitless, when my life seems to have passed in vain, Christ is still my Christ. He is there for me no matter what happens. He exists irrespectively of my capabilities, capacities, and comprehension. I might imagine that God is small. But God is great. I might think that God doesn’t hear. But He does. And He has given Himself entirely to me, so that there’s only one possibility of failure: for me to break off my relationship with the “One Who Is” (Ex. 3:14) – Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra #orthodox #orthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #christian #wisdomofthefathers #elderaimilianosofsimonopetra #divinelove #trustgod #thegoodshepherd A photo posted by @wisdomofthefathers on Feb 3, 2016 at 11:30pm PST
Whether we believe or not, we belong to God. Whether we understand it or not, or feel His presence or not, or rejoice in that presence or not, He exists. He is my God. He is my Lord. Even during moments of darkness and terror, when God doesn’t exist for me, He still exists. When I feel I’m a failure, when all my efforts seem fruitless, when my life seems to have passed in vain, Christ is still my Christ. He is there for me no matter what happens. He exists irrespectively of my capabilities, capacities, and comprehension. I might imagine that God is small. But God is great. I might think that God doesn’t hear. But He does. And He has given Himself entirely to me, so that there’s only one possibility of failure: for me to break off my relationship with the “One Who Is” (Ex. 3:14) – Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra #orthodox #orthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #christian #wisdomofthefathers #elderaimilianosofsimonopetra #divinelove #trustgod #thegoodshepherd
A photo posted by @wisdomofthefathers on Feb 3, 2016 at 11:30pm PST
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