Category: Contemplations

And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Matthew 15:27 . . “Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation and bond of all virtue” St John Chrysostom

“And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God” Luke 18:43 . . . When then he had declared the nature of his request, saying, “Lord, that I may receive my sight” then, yes! then the words that Christ spoke were a rebuke of the unbelief of the Jews: for with supreme authority …

“Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm” – Mark 4:39 . . “He permitted the tempest to rage so that they may seek Him. He appeased the storm so that they may know His authority” St John …

“But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”” – Luke 9:62 . “God wants all of the heart, that it would be His without looking behind, so he would not become a pillar of salt as Lot’s wife did. …