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Yes - the Saints of the Church have some really good things to say!!
I'm still strongly "attached" to St. Nikolai Velimirovich, a 20th century saint from Serbia. Incredible man...
Cheerio!
Elizabeth
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~*~ Lent is coming. In three weeks, the Vespers of Forgiveness will see in the fast proper, the actual period of 'joyful sorrow' that marks the journey into Pascha. But even now the Church begins to situate herself into that spirit which is necessary for joy, for sorrow, for repentance: the spirit of humility which can only come as our pride is brought low and in the depth of our hearts we realise that there is no other cry which mortal man can make in the presence of his King than the words of the humble collector of tax: God, be merciful unto me, a sinner!
M.C. Steenberg, 2001 ~*~
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