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Some words of wisdom at Pascha. Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!

>Fr Aleksandr Men' on Pascha
>
>
>"When we open the Bible and read of those radiant days when the Lord
>appeared after his Resurrection, let us reflect on something
>important which it is possible to not notice: He appeared to many
>people but to each of them in a different way. To the weeping Mary
>Magdalene, alone by the garden tomb; and to an other time it was to
>Peter confused and troubled. Later to the disciples on the lake, It
>is John who senses the Lord's presence in his heart and recognizes
>him and Peter who plunges into the lake and swims to him. Then to
>Saul who persectured the early Christians and became the Apostle
>Paul.
>
>This continues also today, the Lord though unseen manifests himself
>perceptably to each of us. Any one of us who has sensed even for a
>moment the presence of another world, has had an encounter with the
>risen Christ. He comes to everyone knocking at the door of their
>heart and finding his own words right for each one of us. Our task
>is to listen and respond for the Lord has come to save, revive and
>change the life of each of us, uniquely and personally. So on Pascha
>as we return to our homes, let us each take that joy with us,
>knowing that the Lord has risen for precisely me and manifests
>himself also to me. He speaks to me and will remain always with me,
>my Lord, my savior and my God! "
>..............................................................
>
>This from Fr Aleksandr and also the final words of his final
>lecture, the night
>before his death...
>
>"The victory which began Pascha morning will continue until the end of the
>world!"
>
>for more on the life of Fr. Aleksandr's life paste this into your browser:
>
><http://home.earthlink.net/~amenpage/>http://home.earthlink.net/~amenpage/
>or
> <http://home.earthlink.net/~amenpage/99ewmin1.htm>http://home.earthlink.net/~amenpage/99ewmin1.htm
>
>'Christianity does not require a person to reject culture because
>every aspect of life is connected with God, and to take anything
>away from the world, except sin, would impoverish Christianity.' --
>Fr. Aleksandr

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Some words of wisdom at Pascha. Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!

>Fr Aleksandr Men' on Pascha
>
>
>"When we open the Bible and read of those radiant days when the Lord
>appeared after his Resurrection, let us reflect on something
>important which it is possible to not notice: He appeared to many
>people but to each of them in a different way. To the weeping Mary
>Magdalene, alone by the garden tomb; and to an other time it was to
>Peter confused and troubled. Later to the disciples on the lake, It
>is John who senses the Lord's presence in his heart and recognizes
>him and Peter who plunges into the lake and swims to him. Then to
>Saul who persectured the early Christians and became the Apostle
>Paul.
>
>This continues also today, the Lord though unseen manifests himself
>perceptably to each of us. Any one of us who has sensed even for a
>moment the presence of another world, has had an encounter with the
>risen Christ. He comes to everyone knocking at the door of their
>heart and finding his own words right for each one of us. Our task
>is to listen and respond for the Lord has come to save, revive and
>change the life of each of us, uniquely and personally. So on Pascha
>as we return to our homes, let us each take that joy with us,
>knowing that the Lord has risen for precisely me and manifests
>himself also to me. He speaks to me and will remain always with me,
>my Lord, my savior and my God! "
>..............................................................
>
>This from Fr Aleksandr and also the final words of his final
>lecture, the night
>before his death...
>
>"The victory which began Pascha morning will continue until the end of the
>world!"

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