Our struggling church, our ROCA headed by Vladyka Metropolitan Agafangel [ who is our sole canonical
link with the old free, pre-2007 betrayal, ROCOR Synod of Bishops],
and our full Synod of Bishops, and with our North American diocesan
bishop, Vladyka Archbishop Andronik, is now, at many local levels,
under an especial intensive attack, from outsiders-which we are used
to, but also from within.
What are the true motives of all of these people?-each and every one? Are some sincere, and do some indeed have
legitimate grievances or righteous complaints, etc, [I must answer, yes], BUT! -genuine miss-communications and unfounded miss-information are truly at the center of much of this fruitless nonsense.
-or are some others indeed being put-up to [ being used as agents] trying to deliberately destroy our church and scatter our faithful people?...to what good end? TO NO GOOD END! [ how
the British expression says it so well: "Throwing a cat amongst the
pigeons".], or also, 'Divide and conquer!'....which ancient rule of
action, has well proven to be an effective tool of the communists in
Moscow, and as we already have the sad examples and hard evidence, of
such Moscow Kremlin KGB directed actions against our old ROCOR, in front
of our eyes and memories. So why not believe that the KGB and its tool,
its MP, are not also behind this current internal mischief-
to use and inflame it more, in our ROCA?...and that is regardless of
some legitimate complaints inside of our church.
I personally see this.
Such is rather, the work of the Devil, SATAN.
If
our ROCA flock is divided and destroyed, who will benefit?- the
Devil-the destroyer of souls, and the communist founded, false-Russian
Church, the MP
and sold-out corrupt worldly-Orthodoxy, who are all well on the path to Hell Eternal in the current massive and worldwide End Times Apostasy.
At
this sensitive moment, I dare not say more, except to proclaim, that
our Orthodox Church is ruled and guided by its consecrated episcopate,
not parish councils, or rebellious laity, who are impiously and
arrogantly disrespectful [ even in their faces!] of our lawful bishops'
authority, those who have the DIVINELY given, authority of the Holy
Apostles themselves. (Though yes, they are, each of them, also human,
and so they can and do make some mistakes-that is well known in all of
church history). However, without this proper Orthodox Church EPISCOPAL
order, ORTHODOX LAW AND ORDER, we HAVE NO ORTHODOX CHURCH, but only
lawless chaos and never ending schisms, and the total loss of God's Grace!...we loose the Holy Spirit.
Almighty God Knows! ,
what is in the hearts and souls of each and every person, what truly
motivates, either good or evil intentions, in each person, and He will
judge all. Each will receive his just punishment from the Lord, or
his just reward. GOD IS NOT FOOLED!...He sees our hearts! and He knows
what we will think or say, or do, before we think it or do it, or say
it on our lips. We may fool other people, but never God.
Neither
Christ nor His Apostles have ever blessed dissemblers and those who
divide the flock. They are rather, Anathema, if they do not repent.
On this glorious Great Feast of Our Lord's Holy Ascension into Heaven, let us all also, ascend from impiety and lies, from our PRIDE, from our ignorance of the true facts, and
from unchristian malicious slander, from hate-filled mutual accusations
and from calumny, and from ill-will and from JUDGING each other, so
that we too may dwell in Heaven with Our Risen Lord and with all of His saints, FOREVER!
May we ALL: forgive and repent and come to, with God's Grace and help, a peaceful CHRIST-CENTERED state of our minds and souls.
MAY CHRIST'S LOVE rule our hearts and minds and souls. May we: "Seek peace and pursue it!"
As St. Seraphim of Sarov taught: "If we acquire the spirit of peace, a thousand souls shall be saved around us!"
Old
and Tired, and preparing for Eternity: Rd. Daniel Everiss, in the
forest, [ at peace with God's sinless and innocent, forest creatures],
truly a no-body, but one who loves our church, and who is now grieving for all of these current useless malicious ...and mostly, ill-conceived and ill-founded and unOrthodox and impious divisions.
GLORY TO THY HOLY ASCENSION, O LORD!
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