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We Must Mourn Our Sins in Order to Love Our Enemies
Eastern Christian Insights
English - October 07, 2020 21:33 - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality homilies sermons texas orthodox church christian priest ethics theology mcmurry Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The love to which Christ calls us is not merely an emotion, but a true offering of ourselves for the sake of someone else. It is a self-less offering in which we put the needs and interests our neighbors before our own. It is a personal offering that builds communion with other people and unites us together as those who share a common life. Of course, the basis of such love is the great Self-Offering of Christ, Who enables us all to share in His eternal life as members together of His Body, the Church, as a foretaste of the Kingdom of Heaven.