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Thursday 3 August 2017

Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Mark 8, 34)

It's hard to grasp the cross of another unless we have gone through this experience ourselves. However, with the help of our own struggles and the cross that we each take, we can learn to appreciate the struggles that others take.
Although we can not know our neighbor's personal struggles, we can try to understand the cross of our brother, approaching with humility. The sincere recognition of our own weakness will help us to understand his weakness, and so we learn to share the crosses of each other.

If we fail to recognize our own weakness, then we can not really share the weakness of others. We do not help them carry their cross, and they are prevented from wearing ours. We remain alone in the tears of our isolation.

In the Cross of Christ, all our crosses are united. In His love, we will raise them together; In this shared pain, we find the grace and joy of God.


Fr Constantinos has been working very hard at the mission. Yesterday he visited a family whose eldest child has cerebral palsy. There are also several younger children all living in very basic rental housing. The mother has requested that Father Constantinos assist by taking the younger children into the mission to assist with their education on all levels, as well as housing and pastoral care. In order to continue to provide this level of service, Fr Constantinos and the mission require assistance with funding, by way of sponsors and donations. Currently there the classroom also serves as a church and the property is being rented. Fr Constantinos is aiming to buy land and construct purpose built dwellings and a well to ensure a clean water. Please donate whatever you can. No amount is too small.

Our PayPal account is open to everyone in our mission website
www.stireneorthodoxmission.org

Live many years
Looking forward for your help.

 
Greetings from Yours in Christ
Fr Constantino's Eliud Muthiru