Author: Abbot Tryphon

Compassion is suffering together. Bring it to the one Who can bear it! #pain #prayer #jesuschrist

Don’t React, Be At Peace Each day brings on new challenges regarding the  health of your soul. Those moments when a family member or coworker makes a remark that are meant to anger you, are those times you need to guard your heart. When those around you are gossiping about

All relationships have dry spells. #payer #jesuschrist #orthodoxy

When Prayer Becomes Dry When we find ourselves struggling with prayer, and feel that it has become dry and lifeless, we are sometimes tempted to stop praying.  When our prayer has become a struggle, it is good to remember that God knows our needs, and even knows what we want

Memory eternal for my beloved friend Father James Bernstein! #funeral #jewsforjesus #orthodoxy https://rumble.com/v52mdsv-a-jew-with-jesus.html  

“The gates of hell shall not prevail against her (Matthew 16:18)”. Whenever we hear of problems in the Church it is our natural inclination to want to read all about it and root out all the details. Yet if we really want to benefit our soul, we should take the

How can we love everyone while not being dragged into everyone’s sins? #love #friendship #family

Darkness Does Not Exist In Its Own Right Our Orthodox Christian theology views evil not as a primeval essence that is co-eternal and equal to God, but rather a falling away from good. Evil does not exist in and of itself, and was not created by God. Our Orthodox Church

Why does the Slavic-style cross have three horizontal bars on it? #JesusChrist #cross #orthodoxy

A Priest Must Become Like a Funnel If a priest is truly to be an agent for grace, he must become like a funnel through which the Lord’s mercy can flow. Even though a priest has received the grace of ordination, if he does not attempt to live a life