The serious and sometimes satirical reflections of a priest, poet, and pilgrim — who knowing he has not obtained the goal, presses on in a Godward direction.
December 1, 2008
as u have done 4 the least of these
Surely he has borne our griefs and known our sorrows.
Brother T; Your Icon made me weep. Thank you so much for this. May I have permission to use it? It goes so well with my comment of "go be a Jesus to someone."
Dear Tobias: What more can we do but venerate this holy icon by praying: We venerate Your most pure icon, O Good One, and ask forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God. Of Your good will, You were pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh to redeem us from bondage to the enemy. Therefore, with thankfulness, we cry unto You: You have filled all with joy, O our Saviour, For You have come to save the world," then, after such Byzantine pomp, to get on our heels running and become that icon on Earth towards all with need. Thank you for such an inspired post.
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Brother T;
ReplyDeleteYour Icon made me weep. Thank you so much for this. May I have permission to use it? It goes so well with my comment of "go be a Jesus to someone."
Wonderful Icon.
ReplyDeleteThanks James and DP. Yes, James, please feel free to use the image... Tobias
ReplyDeleteTobias, my eyes are wet, my friend. I used it, too. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI am speechless. This is extraordinary.
ReplyDeleteI may use this too but will do so as I always do- with links and all due credit.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tobias for your work which is a prayer.
Fine image, thank you. Roger
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd seen this before I wrote my post about World AIDS Day, but am glad I saw it after all. An icon to pray with.
ReplyDeleteDear Tobias: What more can we do but venerate this holy icon by praying: We venerate Your most pure icon, O Good One, and ask forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God. Of Your good will, You were pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh to redeem us from bondage to the enemy. Therefore, with thankfulness, we cry unto You: You have filled all with joy, O our Saviour, For You have come to save the world," then, after such Byzantine pomp, to get on our heels running and become that icon on Earth towards all with need. Thank you for such an inspired post.
ReplyDeleteI am awfully sorry Tobias, I tried to pinch this beautiful ikon for my Blog but wasn´t the least successful. So I simply added a link :-(
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