Господе Исусе Христе, сине Божији, помилу ме грешног/грешну..

"The humble soul is blessed. The Lord loves her. The Mother of God is higher than all in humility, and therefore all races bless her on earth, while the heavenly powers serve her. And the Lord has given us this blessed Mother of His as a defender and helper."

~St. Silouan the Athonite

The righteous have no sorrows that are not turned into joy, as sinners have no joy that is not turned into sorrow.

+ St. Dmitri of Rostov

Hustynsky Holy Trinity, an Eastern Orthodox church and convent in Hustinya, Chernihiv, Ukraine. It is an example of the Ukrainian Baroque style of architecture.

The Church I attend from then week of the feast of the intercession of the Theotokos🩵 oh Queen of Heaven, pray for us!☦︎

Homemaking tip:

Get dressed and ready everyday. When I treat homemaking as an actual job, with a loose schedule and uniform, it helps me to really focus on my tasks and to see the value in them. I personally no longer wear leggings, I prefer to only wear skirts and dresses, that has become my uniform and I feel more productive when wearing it.

Monastery of Bucovina

Greeks and Armenians actually stand with Palestine and share historic ties. Nice try Zionist anon

Yep. Many Armenians went to Palestine as refugees during the Armenian genocide and one of the biggest Christian denominations in Palestine is Greek Orthodox. The church Israel bombed last month was Greek Orthodox.

I've been praying on this daily. Transgender Christian converts.

I've been asking some of the saints, Holy Theotokos, and Jesus our Lord. As well as talking to my Guardian angel as I can. To help Bring my transgender eunuch siblings around the world to Faith in Jesus. Seeing all of the LGBT Christian Blogs recently on Tumblr is making me so Glad. God is Good. God Cares about us. Even if there are teachers in the church who condemn us for being different. Seek Reconciliation, Repentance. Learn to Forgive one another. Learn to Love one another. The path towards Jesus isn't easy. Much learning and Discernment it's a LONG ROAD. But keep learning about Jesus. Don't settle for less, but find a place to plant your roots. If you want to really get into the thick of it learn about Orthodoxy. But it takes time for us to get where we need to be. I do believe God listens to all of His Children though. The Holy spirit is everywhere. I would never judge whether or not a person is damned or saved due to what church they go to. That's up to Jesus, he is the judge. But come as you are. Never let a Church teacher hold Jesus over you do not conform to the whims of man as we are not of this world. Only Conform to the Whims of Jesus. Learn to be humble in life, Obedient to Jesus. Learn about humility. Realize no one person on this earth is any better than another. True humility is a virtue. It takes time to cultivate. We are imperfect. Learn LGBT History, ancient history, learn about eunuchs and Queer Saints. qspirit.net, But realize that many of these things are unkown without a time machine. Be sound in wisdom of our ancestors. Do not be defensive all the time though. Learn when to talk, listen to the silence. Do not let hate, and the machinations of this world such as political ideologies, capitalism control your life. We need money to work in this world. But money and possessions are temporary while Jesus and God are eternal. Pray for the Rich kings and politicians who persecute us pray that they seek Jesus. "It is better to Light a candle than to Curse the Darkness." Do not let the Darkness of media news overtake you. Pray for people around the world suffering. Count your blessings. Realize just how good you might have it. I recommend you learn about the Orthodox Saints of Alaska if you want to learn about actual anti-colonialist Christians. The Saints are wonderful examples of ideal Christian lives. I recommend Trisagion Films on youtube to learn about the saints. While I affirm LGBT relationships and see true Joy in them. I know unless Heaven and Earth are moved. The Orthodox/Romans will never Affirm them. I recommend merely Getting Married under the Law of the Land and then showing up at church. Have a celebration an an episcopal church I love the episcopal angelicans it's a safe respite for us queer Christians. I wish that LGBT marriages had been affirmed decades ago, then maybe some of the self destructive generational trauma we see in the queer community wouldn't exist. But we are a persecuted class and either way people dislike us. I hope someday the Orthodox have church mothers. We need women for the women and girls in the church to confide in. We need equal representation. I understand if not everyone agrees with me. But I love Jesus. I hope that being his servant like the court eunuchs of ancient times can be well pleasing to Him. Eunuchs were seen as angelic. His divine eros fulfills my heart in some ways as someone by tradition of ancient orthodoxy should technically be celibate. Live as yourself and know God loves you. Take your medicine and heal. He will never Give up on you. Art By Devlev on Deviantart. Please support them. They Draw Beautiful Queer art.

"Before the wheel of time stops in my life, have mercy on me. Before the wind of death blows and diseases appear in my body, have mercy on me. Before the majestic sun in the heights becomes darkened for me, have mercy on me. Before the trumpet sounds, spare Thy servants and have mercy, O our Lord Jesus."

~St. Ephraim the Syrian

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Ukrainian soldiers sheltering from the rain near frescoes in St Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv. Photo by Sergei Supinsky.

"I took this step only out of deep faith and I feel that I must appear before God with a pure and believing heart. […] You say that the outward brilliance of the church fascinated me. In this you are wrong. Nothing external attracts me, and not worship - but the foundation of faith. External signs only remind me of the internal.”

-Saint Elizabeth the new martyr in a letter to her father asking for his blessing to convert to the Orthodox faith.

Homemaking tip:

Make your bed first thing in the morning, open up your curtains/blinds, and open the window if weather allows (even if it’s not great weather ideally you should have all the windows in the house open for at least five minutes). This is cliche advice, but it truly does make a difference. It automatically makes the room look cleaner, and gives you the signal that it’s time to start the day.