Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding,
disbelief or ignorance.
W. Clement Stone
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless
of the temperature of the heart.
Corrie Ten Boom
(tulips abound / Julie Cook / 2023)
Despite today’s current very cold dreary rain, Spring continues to come regardless…
Despite the dire hurdles we face as mortal Christians, Christ comes regardless!!
Alleluia…
Christ God, awe-inspiring name, vision of majesty,
inscrutable image of sublimity, infinite force,
model of the light of salvation, defender of life,
gate to the kingdom of heavenly rest,
path of tranquility,
refuge of renewal that ends sadness,
almighty sovereign of all being,
call to blessing,
voice of good news,
proclamation of bliss,
salve of immortality,
indescribable son of the one and only God.
What is impossible for me is easy for you.
What is beyond my reach was put there by you.
What is inaccessible for me is close to you.
What is hidden from me in my fallen state
is within view for your beatitude.
What is impossible for me is done by you.
What is incalculable for me is already tallied by you, who are beyond telling.
What is despair for me is consoling for you.
What is incurable for me is harmless for you.
What is sighing for me is rejoicing for you.
What is heavy for me is light for you.
What effaces me is written for your power.
What is lost for me is conquered for you.
What is inexpressible for me is comprehensible for you.
What is gloom for me is radiance for you.
What is infinite for me you hold in the palm of your blessed hand.
What is somber for me is refreshing for you.
What sets me to flight, you withstand.
What holds me in check, you handily turn back.
What is fatal for me is nothing before your
almighty essence.
St. Grigor Narekatsi
Prayer 57 A
from the book:
Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart
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