Homily by Metropolitan Demetrius on How We Are All Faced With Spiritual Delusion
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2020
- This is a clip from a livestream on March 16/29 2020
The Metropolitan called in to St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery and gave a homily via phone to the monks and to all of the faithful listening live online.
Metropolitan Demetrius addresses the flock concerning the Gospel of the day (Mark 9:17-31) regarding regarding different types of demoniacs and possession. His Eminence talks about the fallen state of man, and the demons that live in a man's heart, and how we can be healed through the Church, if only we would take advantage of all of the resources the Church gives us.
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Obey God's word and receive his favor and grace. Create in me a clean heart oh god and renew a right spirit within me.
Thank you dear Metropolitan Demetrius. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding and I will learn Thy commandments.
Master bless!
Your words, by their truth, sing such joy into my heart! Glory be to God for all things!
Mother Anastasia of the Sacred Hermitage of St. Paisius.
Yes indeed we have to repent and change our heart and put Christ in our center of our lives.
This should be preached and shouted on the top of high mountains...💞....🕯
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I did, lol and was threaten that I needed medical help. The Lord prevented this with miracles. They threw harsh words. Very painful in deed. I couldn't understand. They called themselves believers.
I'm sort of ashamed of myself now. I seemed refuge in seclusion but there is no escape from invites to dead churches and the offense I get from them when I invite them in and give my testimony... I've become one of them in their eyes... catholic. Judged before I can speak.
I feel like Elijah hiding in a cave and I know this is not good but perhaps it is for this time and season to heal. I'm too old...rocks don't hurt as much as those whom I love doing the throwing of them.
Strange thing, I do not not if has good purpose or evil and I wait for God for this answer. Why does the Lord send me women who judge their sisters so harshly... are they a sister? No. I think not.
Why do the men, behave as if women who keep to themselves need their presence when their mind is full of filth.
I cry a lot. Not so much for myself but they do not know the depth of this darkness that waits for all who refuse to control their behaviors.
I live on a hilltop, looking over many trees. I shout to the Lord on high... when will this journey end? I've seen and heard enough here in America. I feel dead but I know I am alive. And the Lord has blessed me with good health more than those I love.
Forgive me, I've said too much but these days have been the most difficult because I see the evil in the places where people go to worship. They play games, put on shows, let their young play with technology while a man of God is speaking holy words...they bring their food and coffee and in the chaple before service I was asked why I enter in and kneel at the alter... I think why am I alone kneeling at the alter as they sit wit coffee and Danish in hand.
I cannot even bring myself to enter in a church building. My church is in me. There are 2 or 3 with me daily that never parts and people laugh when I say this...
So I eat an drink the words of truth that I hear for this channel and Ethos.
I can dance and sing praised because I know I'm not alone but there are many like me suffering for the righteousness of God. I am presently in the hospital and will be out soon. Stronger and more courageous to take the weight of heavier stones.
I pray to be like Steven and be able to look up and smile. 🕊....💞...🕯
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I sat here thinking of what mankind has become on the left and right hand of the Father.
Earth is a battle field. When young I grew up without toys so my siblings and I invented out own with sticks (swords), seashells and hot fruit boiling in the sun( gunshots with slings), rubber bands (sneak attacks).
We laughed and taught eachother how to fight our enemies, never thinking we would be one.
This battlefield we live on is actually beautiful. A wonderful place to be, if not for this thing that needs more than it should partake.
The games of youth is the training field to go left or right.
As we age and able to maintain the wisdom of the right, everything flips.
The weak are made strong. The wise in youth became as fools still wise as they were and the silent fool becomes unusually wise but not of this world.
I giggle at these tiny morsels of fruit the Lord leaves me.
People don't see or hear the Lord in the same manner.
I don't fear God enough they say. Probably true. I cannot fear the One who makes me laugh when I'm full of rage and reveals the Love He bares for my enemy I'm condemning. I laugh and tell people the Lord has a great sense of humor.
Yes, I've felt the pull away and cried greatly when I forgot myself and others raised me up as intelligent. Not in church but the field of medical.
I felt the day turn into night while still day. Frightening.
This sort of ways that the Lord gave me, keeps me balanced. I do not like to play the games to be the wise and raised up. The fall is too great. I am a coward of heights. I love the things I can stand and not fall. I made this my game to balance my soul.
Humpty dumpy couldn't climb back up either, lol. I was young and took that story to heart very early.
No need to reply. Just a funny thought as I finish chores. 💞
Amen.
Gracias a Dios por estas palabras que motivan! Y gracias a Dios por quien ellas llegan a nuestros oídos! 🙏
I as we need to take responsibility for our actions. Not look upon others for that will hamper our repentance. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development.
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