Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day. Matthew 6:34 We all feel overwhelmed at times. It might be the amount of work on our plate. It might be a worry for the future. It might be something […] The post Out of the Depths | I Feel Overwhelmed appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

“What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I […] The post Out of the Depths | I Can Still Get This Right appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel. And he said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’ The Lord […] The post Out of the Depths | I Might Not Get the Reward—Moses and Joshua appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Looking for more fast-friendly recipes for the remainder of Lent and Holy Week? Foulia or Ful Medames is a delicious and filling option for breakfast, a snack or simple meal, or side. Get the recipes below and follow Emmy on Facebook and Instagram.  Foule Medames Ingredients: 2 Cans Fava […] The post Lenten Recipes with Emmy Louvaris: Ful Medames (+ salad and tahini sauce!) appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

And you He made alive, when you were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world. Following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. Among these we all […] The post Out of the Depths | From Sinner to Saint—St. James the Ascetic appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5 At the […] The post Out of the Depths | Life Didn’t Work Out the Way I Wanted—Sts. Joachim and Anna appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

And when He had entered the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And He said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.” Mark 9:28-29 The movie “To Save a Life” came out in 2010. It is a […] The post Out of the Depths | I Don’t Know Where to Start appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark […] The post Out of the Depths | I Have Doubts—St. Thomas appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

“Judge not, that you not be judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? […] The post Out of the Depths | I Need to Stop Judging—Prayer of St. Ephraim, Part Three appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more

Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes […] The post Out of the Depths | Give Me These Godly Things Instead—Prayer of St. Ephraim, Part Two appeared first on Orthodox Christian Network ..read more