One thing I’m grateful for is the fact that I’m only of average intelligence. In the past, I used to lament the fact that I could not keep up with the discussions being had in my philosophy courses or the fact that I received average grades in English due to my lack of mastery of the English language and all of its rules. No longer. I am such a prideful, arrogant person, that I’m afraid I would have become a complete monster if I was particularly good at anything. My spiritual father, because of the grace of the priesthood, is able to see in me the plague known as pride. The cure is to constantly remind myself of death, to remind me that I am dust, that my life is but a passing vapor, that like all mortals, I will be swallowed up by Hades. So instead of writing “profound” blog entries expounding upon the teachings of the Holy Fathers, or discovering new, fresh ways to teach the Faith that the Fathers never thought of (hubris, no?), I will simply be cutting and pasting articles, quotes, and other little things that have helped me along the way with the hope that they are as beneficial to you.
Pray for me, my Orthodox brothers and sisters, that the Lord will, through His All Immaculate and Blameless Mother, have mercy on my soul.
John
