Monday Inspirations 03/23/26
Posted March 23, 2026
Inspiration to Start the Work Week
O devout Father, when you heard the message of the Gospel of the Lord, you left the world behind, reasoning that wealth and glory are of no account. Then you began saying to everyone, “Love God, and you will find eternal grace. Do not prefer anything to His love, so that when He comes in His glory you may find rest with all the Saints.” At their entreaties, O Christ, guard us and save our souls
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
The beautiful hymn for St. John Climacus above reminds us to place love of God before anything else. The epistle and gospel for the fourth Sunday of Lent both encourage us to remember to place our hope and trust in the Lord. "All things are possible to him who believes."
Here is the quote I read during the sermon from The Year of Grace of the Lord:
Prayer and fasting, in the deepest sense, mean a radical renunciation of self, a concentration of one's soul in an attitude of trust and humility which leaves all to the mercy of God, the submission of our will to the will of the Lord, placing our whole being in the hands of the Father. He - who by the grace of God - reaches this state is able to cast out demons. Could we not take at least the first steps along this path. If we tried, we should be astonished by the successes that follow.
The quote below from St. Paisios further emphasizes the need to put our trust in God.
Have a beautiful day and a blessed week!
Love in Christ,
Fr. Paul
