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Wisdom from St. Nectarios

March 23, 2015 by Admin

St. Nectarios

St. Nectarios: Living Life as a Christian

Christians, have we understood the great responsibility that we have taken on before God through baptism?

Have we come to know that we must conduct ourselves as children of God, that we must align our will with the will of God, that we must remain free from sin, that we must love God with all our hearts and always patiently await union with Him?

Have we thought about the fact that our heart should be so filled with love that it should overflow to our neighbor?

Do we have the feeling that we must become holy and perfect, children of God and heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven?

We must struggle for this, so that we may not be shown unworthy and rejected. Let none of us lose our boldness, nor neglect our duties, nor be afraid of the difficulties of spiritual struggle.

For we have God as a helper, who strengthens us in the difficult path of virtue.

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St. Peter Orthodox Church

7470 Hickory Dr.
Fort Myers, FL 33967

(239) 221-7537

About St. Peter the Apostle Orthodox Church

St. Peter the Apostle Antiochian Orthodox Church is a church of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. “The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.”


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