Category: Contemplations

“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:44,45 . “Prayer does not profit us for the friend’s sake as much …

“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” – Luke 11:10 . “He would not have empowered us to ask Him in this way if He had not wished to give us… For he wishes to give us more than we ask for” – …

“Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?” – Mark 4:21 . “A well, when pumped regularly, produces purer water. If neglected, and no one uses it, it changes into a source of pollution. Use keeps metal brighter, but disuse …

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38 . “Be not slothful about going to church, especially on Sunday. Do not remain in …