Great choice on a name VDers (The Voice in the Desert ers). By that name I am reminded of St. John the Baptist so, St. John the Baptist, pray for us.
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Yes, I think that Voice in the Desert is appropriate as well. It reminds us of the Desert Fathers who gave up all they had for Christ. It also reminds us of the "spiritual" desert the Oriental Orthodox Church has managed to survive and thrive in. With a history of being severely persecuted and being relegated to second class status, the Oriental Orthodox have managed to stay faithful. The Oriental Church is truly an example of what Christ said," On this rock I will build my Church and the Gates of Hell shall not come against it."
May the Lord be praised!!!
May the Lord be praised!!!
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Well, I guess we can use this thread to commemorate the Oriental Orthodox fathers.
Also, we should contemplate on what a "desert" means and what it means for us to be "voices in deserts."
For fathers, since I'm Coptic, I will commemorate the founding fathers of monasticism, St. Antonious and St. Paul the hermit.
God bless.
Also, we should contemplate on what a "desert" means and what it means for us to be "voices in deserts."
For fathers, since I'm Coptic, I will commemorate the founding fathers of monasticism, St. Antonious and St. Paul the hermit.
God bless.
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I will also second your commemoration of Abba Antonious, Minasoliman.
"I no longer fear God, because I love Him." -St. Antonious
"I no longer fear God, because I love Him." -St. Antonious
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I guess I'll begin with a meaning to our title.
The "Desert" is the world, barren, dry, and dead. We are divine salts of God, given Grace to season the earth. When Elisha saw a barren land, he took a bowl of salt and spread it on a barren land. Naturally, it would do nothing but confirm its deadness. But miraculously, water appeared and flooded the land, and later it became green.
You see, the bowl is the Church. Elisha is a figure of Christ. Christ sanctifies the Church with the salt, her members and children in it. We are sent to barren land to nourish and flavor the earth. We are of a different salt, a miraculous salt making deserts to Paradises of Joy.
A desert is also quiet. Just as a small lamp would enlighten a dark room GREATLY, one little voice in the desert is easily heard and cannot be ignored.
We must commemorate the Holy Fathers who enlightened us as Voices in the Desert, fulfilling God's will to all who are barren and dead.
Please share your contemplations and thoughts on what it means to be "voices in the desert." And please share something about the holy fathers you wish to commemorate about them as VDers.
God bless.
The "Desert" is the world, barren, dry, and dead. We are divine salts of God, given Grace to season the earth. When Elisha saw a barren land, he took a bowl of salt and spread it on a barren land. Naturally, it would do nothing but confirm its deadness. But miraculously, water appeared and flooded the land, and later it became green.
You see, the bowl is the Church. Elisha is a figure of Christ. Christ sanctifies the Church with the salt, her members and children in it. We are sent to barren land to nourish and flavor the earth. We are of a different salt, a miraculous salt making deserts to Paradises of Joy.
A desert is also quiet. Just as a small lamp would enlighten a dark room GREATLY, one little voice in the desert is easily heard and cannot be ignored.
We must commemorate the Holy Fathers who enlightened us as Voices in the Desert, fulfilling God's will to all who are barren and dead.
Please share your contemplations and thoughts on what it means to be "voices in the desert." And please share something about the holy fathers you wish to commemorate about them as VDers.
God bless.
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