A Thought For Pascha

[ephraimanesti]

FINAL WORD​

In this shattered crumbling world which is obviously coming to its foreordained bitter end, the war of man against God continues; however, it has ceased with us. We are no longer children of war who cry ourselves to sleep over the death of God and the loss of Light and Love in the world. We are no longer children of darkness but are children of the Light, for we know our origin, we have lived through our death, and have been resurrected.
We now know the difference between deformity and beauty, evil and good, truth and lies, hate and Love -- and to speak of Love is to dare to speak of God, for God is Love. Thus, God is not dead, for who could kill Love? It is this Love that is worth dying for daily -- it is God who alone is worthy of our love, for He first Loved us; it is God who alone is worthy of our ultimate sacrifice, for God first died for us.
We have survived the hell of this dying world and now know that the Kingdom of God is within us. As the world continues in death, we will carry the Cross of Life for we see clearly the hell around us, but choose to be crucified personally -- mystically; for crucifixion is the only way to resurrection.
Through this resurrection, Christ thrashed the gates of hell and unshackled those who were in its chains. He trampled down death by death, and gives life to those in the grave. All this with the power of God, leaving us with two simple Commandments - instructions for the last true rebellion:

“YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.
“This is the first and greatest commandment.
“And the second is like it:
“YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
“On these two commandments hang all the Law and Prophets.”​

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--Matthew 22:37-40​

With these truths the youth of the apocalypse can rise above the darkness of the end times and become the light of the world.

“But as for now there abides faith, hope and love,
these three; but the greatest of these is love.”​

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--I Corinthians 13:13​

--taken from YOUTH OF THE APOCALYPSE AND THE LAST TRUE REBELLION​

CHRIST IS RISEN!
INDEED HE IS RISEN!​

 

[TheAJKMan]

A most interesting and enjoyable post. Thanks.

TheAJKMan

 

[kisstheson]

Very moving! I have often thought about what it was like for those first disciples when Jesus died. Their world was shattered. I can't imgaine the black hopelessness that invaded there once Jesus-filled spaces.

THANK GOD! I mean REALLY thank God that Christ didn't stay in that tomb. Our God is not dead!

Beautiful post.

 

[JPPT1974]

Very moving! I have often thought about what it was like for those first disciples when Jesus died. Their world was shattered. I can't imgaine the black hopelessness that invaded there once Jesus-filled spaces.

THANK GOD! I mean REALLY thank God that Christ didn't stay in that tomb. Our God is not dead!

Beautiful post.

Christ isn't dead
But arisen from the cross
And from the grave!!