Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!
"On Mid-Pentecost we hear the call of the Lord: "whosoever thirsteth, let him come to Me and drink" (John 7:37). If this is so, then let us all run to Him. Whatever you thirst for - so long as it is not contrary to the spirit of the Lord - you will find relief in Him. If you thirst for knowledge, run to the Lord, for He is the one and only light, enlightening every man. If you thirst for cleansing from sin and quenching of the flames of your conscience, run to the Lord, for He tore asunder the handwriting of our sins upon the Cross. If you thirst for peace in your heart, run to the Lord, for He is the treasury of all good, Whose abundance will teach you to forget all deprivations and despise all earthly good, so as to be filled with Him alone. If you need strength, He is almighty. If you need glory, His glory surpasses the world. If you desire freedom, He gives true freedom. He will resolve all of our doubts, loose the bonds of our passions, dispel all our troubles and difficulties, will enable us to overcome all obstacles, temptations and intrigues of the enemy, and will make smooth the path of our spiritual life. Let us all run to the Lord!"
Icon of Christ preaching at Mid-Pentecost (http://vatopaidi.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/midpentecost.jpg)
-St. Theophan the Recluse
(http://ishmaelite.blogspot.com/2009/05/st-theophan-recluse-on-mid-pentecost.html)
For more on the Feast of Mid-Pentecost, see: http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2009/05/feast-of-mid-pentecost.html and http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/04/feast-of-mid-pentecost-and.html.
Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs, bestowing life!
Truly the Lord is risen!
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