CATECHESIS & DAILY INSPIRATION
THE VERNERABLE DAVID OF THESSALONICA
Reflections and Daily Inspiration
“Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is what our life is like. If our attention is turned to the circumstances in which we live, we are drawn into a whirlpool of thoughts and can have neither peace nor tranquility.”

―  Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
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Orthodox - Why is God love.

Why is God love. Metropolitan of Montenegro and Sea-shores speaks why is our Lord Jesus Christ Christ love.

A short video with English subtitles.
Source: Orthodox Church
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THE CANVAS OF LIFE

God loves you, but you don’t usually feel it with your heart, don’t remember it, to say nothing of feeling this with every cell in your body. But try to feel that you are a beloved child of God wherever you are now—in your present situation, in your struggle, falls and weakness. God loves you even in this state. Because God is not like me or you, he does not walk past you when you are in trouble or sorrow. God is like the rays of the sun that penetrate everywhere and touch all things in this world—clean and unclean, flowers, seas and mountains, garbage and filth. God does this because He loves you and sees that you make efforts and try to live piously. Remember this!

SAINT OF THE DAY

 JULY 9 / JUNE 26
The Venerable David

David was born in Thessalonica. At first he lived in asceticism near Thessalonica in a hut built beneath an almond tree. Later he continued his asceticism in Thessaly. So much did he purify himself by fasting, prayer and vigils that he was made worthy to receive great grace from God. Once he took live coals in his hand, placed incense on the coals and censed the emperor without any injury to his hand. Seeing this, the emperor bowed down to the ground before him. The people were amazed by his numerous miracles. He reposed peace- fully and took up his habitation in eternal blessedness in the year 540.