#eastern orthodox

[soulrestinginstpetersburg]

Славите Господа јер је добар, алилуја

Јер је довијека милост Његова, алилуја.

[orthodoxsoul]

[soulrestinginstpetersburg]

[religious-extremist]

[nihilsinedeo]

Agia Sofia cave, Greece

[lionofchaeronea]

Title: Christ Pantokrator (Ruler of All) Artist: Elias Moskos (Greek [Cretan], 1629-1687) Date: 1653 Genre: religious art; icon Movement: Cretan School Medium: egg tempera on wood Dimensions: 119 cm (46.8 in) high x 85 cm (33.4 in) wide Location: Icon Museum Recklinghausen, Germany

[esoteric-ism]

[fightingtomakehimknown]

Could anyone pray for me and my mom?

My mom, has been working a very harsh job under INHUMAN timetables, and after a fire accident she had, her left arm is in trouble. Blood vessels of hers has been injured by the heat and sometimes due to tiredness and pressure she experienced, her arm doesn't seem to function well, she visited doctor a few days ago and she will quit her job soon, until then pray so her arm can be healed

And for me. Since school started I'm going through periods of deep depression and stress. I face a harsh daily in school (for which I'm not willing to go into depth) and I just don't feel myself anymore and just imagine its not even a the second month of school! I've fallen into sin and past addictions and I lost all motivation and (mental) strength for God. I try to get up and keep on going but it's so difficult when I hardly get out of bed everyday. I've started feeling like I'm not even a real Christian anymore and when I try to fix things I always fail

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

*bangs head on the table repeatedly* Why. Do. The. Brothers. And. Sisters. Of. Christ. Love. To. Hate. Each. Other. So. Much.

You're Christian. I'm Christian. They're Christian. We all believe Jesus is God. We all believe God is love. Why all the hate?? So what if they believe Mary was assumed into heaven and you don't? So what if you believe Mary was ever a virgin and you don't?

There are lots of things we disagree on. But you know what? We agree on so much more!

We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us humans and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one, holy, universal and apostolic Church. We confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and we look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

We are all Christians for we are all anointed by the Anointed One, the Son of the Living God.

[gorskivijenac]

"овде су кости - here are the bones" graveyard in a village borač, vicinity of knić, serbia.

[pre-raphaelisme]

A Saint of the Eastern Church (formerly called A Greek Acolyte) by Simeon Solomon, 1867-1868

[orthodoxsoul]

[soulrestinginstpetersburg]

[religious-extremist]

If you could see how much grace descends during the Divine Liturgy, you would gather the dust in church and wash your face with it!

+ St. Gabriel the Fool-for-Christ (☦︎ 1995)

[gregoriaofnyssa]

Coping with Being Undesired

My fiance does not desire me. This is something I have to come to terms with, because it's destroying me. Initially, my fiance told me he liked that I'm tall, muscular, and broad. I finally, after a childhood and adolescence that cloaked with hatred of my body, I finally thought someone liked me for me. I finally felt truly loved-- not despite my appearance, but because of it. I cannot describe the amazement and freedom of this. But it didn't last. The first winter we spent together, he was laying next to me and said that he wished I had a flatter stomach, and that I would lose weight. Oh. I see. I am sorry. I will. I will make you happy.

But it was so nice that he desired me despite being fat. He likes my bones, he likes my height. I thought. But I learned the other day that the ONLY reason he likes that is because he feels he can hug me tightly, stim on me (harshly, in a way I am okay with), and grab me without hurting me. Were there a petite, lithe, pretty girl whose bones were made of titanium or were otherwise assured to be unbreakable, that would be what he would want.

It's absolutely crushing. This relationship, this man, fills me with so much shame it's unspeakable. I'm around him and I hate myself. Maybe it's because I derived all that past confidence and lack of shame from him, and now that illusion is shattered. I don't know.

I need Christian advice on this.

[lionofchaeronea]

Sardonyx cameo by an unknown Byzantine artist of the 14th century, depicting St. Theodore Stratelates ("Army Commander"). Theodore (281-319) was a Roman soldier, said to have been martyred during the persecution of Christians by the emperor Licinius. Here, Theodore is shown in full military dress, a spear in his right hand and a round shield on his left shoulder. The accompanying inscription invokes him and his namesake, Theodore "the Recruit," as protectors; the cameo would likely have been suspended from a chain and wore around the neck as a protective amulet.

Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.