The Dead in Christ Shall Rise First | Gothic Graveyard Design | 1 Thessalonians 4:16 | Orthodox Christian Lightweight Cotton Unisex TeeI believe the words of the wise, that every fair and Godbeloved soul, when, set free from the bonds of the body, it departs hence, at once enjoys a sense and perception of the blessings which await it. This happens to the extent that whatever darkened that soul has been purged away, or laid asidethis is the only way I can express itsuch that it feels a marvelous pleasure and exultation and goes rejoicing to meet its Lord. This soul has escaped, as it

but does not constrain

” Jesus answered

This is the fatherland of the sons of the heavenly Father

but unworthy is he whom He shall find in slothfulness

but Pray like this: ‘O Jesus Christ

Galatians 6:14

“We have to accomplish the salvation of men by word

but to enable us to climb from that cross to Heaven – because in essence

Christ is prophetically referred to as the “sun of righteousness” in scripture (Malachi 4:2) and in the hymnography of the Orthodox Church

+ St John Climacus

but prayer gives us this grace most of all

with Thyself Thou didst raise up fallen mankind and didst cast down all the power of the enemy