tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post763090496309513180..comments2023-11-05T07:23:49.530-05:00Comments on Vox clamanti: On Wanting More Turf Than 7 Feet of Canadian SoilV and Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-74698297127222660982009-02-17T22:47:00.000-05:002009-02-17T22:47:00.000-05:00I know the desire to have what we are not given......I know the desire to have what we are not given... for you, land, ideals; for me family; but God's mercy needed above all; <BR/><BR/>this comment in your comment really shows what I need to learn:<BR/><BR/>" But it means that having done all I know to do, to place the outcome of things in God’s hands, and to accept them with peace. "<BR/><BR/>Fr. Stephen is such a blessing. <BR/><BR/>Keep hoping your posts will have news of E and child. <BR/><BR/>Much love, and my small prayers.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-32742370853919906562009-02-17T10:48:00.000-05:002009-02-17T10:48:00.000-05:00Relevant thoughts from "Glory to God for All Thing...Relevant thoughts from "Glory to God for All Things."<BR/>http://fatherstephen.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/the-peace-of-god-st-silouan/<BR/><BR/>St. Silouan the Athonite:<BR/><I>We must always pray the Lord for peace of soul that we may the more easily fulfil the Lord’s commandments; for the Lord loves those who strive to do His will, and thus they attain profound peace in God.<BR/><BR/>He who does the Lord’s will is content with all things, though he be poor or sick and suffering, because the grace of God gladdens his heart. But the man who is discontented with his lot and murmurs against his fate, or against those who cause him offense, should realize that his spirit is in a state of pride, which has taken from him his sense of gratitude towards God.<BR/><BR/>But if it be so with you, do not lose heart but try to trust firmly in the Lord and ask Him for a humble spirit; and when the lowly spirit of God comes to you you will then love Him and be at rest in spite of all tribulations.<BR/><BR/>The soul that has acquired humility is always mindful of God, and thinks to herself: ‘God has created me. He suffered for me. He forgives me my sins and comforts me. He feeds me and cares for me. Why, then should I take thought for myself, and that is there to fear, even if death threaten me?</I><BR/><BR/>In the comments section Father Stephen clarifies the difference between apathy and apatheia:<BR/><BR/><I>V & E,<BR/>To be content with one’s lot in life does not mean to forego school, or turn down a raise, etc. But it means that having done all I know to do, to place the outcome of things in God’s hands, and to accept them with peace. It doesn’t mean to quit trying. If you are in the world, work hard. If you are a monk, work hard. Apatheia is not apathy in the modern sense at all. It is freedom from false cares not freedom from all cares.</I><BR/><BR/>- V.V and Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.com