Kingdom Come | Lord's Prayer | Orthodox Cross with Vine | Textured Gothic Font | Orthodox Christian Hardcover JournalOur mind is so darkened by the fall that unless we force ourselves to remember death we can completely forget about it. When we forget about death, then we begin to live on earth as if were were immortal, and we sacrifice all our activity to the world without concerning ourselves in the least either about the fearful transition to eternity or about our fate in eternity. Then we boldly and peremptorily override the commandments of Christ; then we

It toys with everyone like a cat plays with mice

And they came to John and said to him:

This is the distinctive mark of Christian power

Biblical terms are the most adequate

All human things are in vain

then we abandon not only our unceasing prayer but even the prayers appointed for definite times—we begin to scorn this essential and indispensible occupation as it it were an activity of little importance and little need

if nothing else

"I know Thee Who Thou art" (Luke 4:34)

while there is time

The true Christian is a warrior fighting his way through the regiments of the unseen enemy to his heavenly homeland

- Exodus 20:13

- Isaiah 6:1-7