Glorious Lord's day! Jesus did not just heal the blind man but made the mans eyes out of clay.. On the spot🫂🤝
When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. - John 9:6
1. Those who intend to gain any advantage from what they read, must not pass by even any small portion of the words; and on this account we are bidden to search the Scriptures, because most of the words, although at first sight easy, appear to have in their depth much hidden meaning. For observe of what sort is the present case. Having said these words, It says, He spat on the ground. What words? That the glory of God should be made manifest, and that, I must work the works of Him that sent Me. For not without a cause has the Evangelist mentioned to us His words, and added that, He spat, but to show that He confirmed His words by deeds. And why used He not water instead of spittle for the clay? He was about to send the man to Siloam: in order therefore that nothing might be ascribed to the fountain, but that you might learn that the power proceeding from His mouth, the same both formed and opened the man's eyes, He spat on the ground; this at least the Evangelist signified, when he said, And made clay of the spittle. Then, that the successful issue might not seem to be of the earth, He bade him wash. But wherefore did He not this at once, instead of sending him to Siloam? That you may learn the faith of the blind man, and that the obstinacy of the Jews might be silenced: for it was probable that they would all see him as he departed, having the clay spread upon his eyes, since by the strangeness of the thing he would attract to himself all, both those who did and those who did not know him, and they would observe him exactly. And because it is not easy to recognize a blind man who has recovered sight, He first makes by the length of way many to be witnesses, and by the strangeness of the spectacle exact observers, that being more attentive they may no longer be able to say, It is he: it is not he. Moreover, by sending him to Siloam, He desires to prove that He is not estranged from the Law and the Old (Covenant), nor could it afterwards be feared that Siloam would receive the glory, since many who had often washed their eyes there gained no such benefit; for there also it was the power of Christ that wrought all. On which account the Evangelist adds for us the interpretation of the name; for having said, in Siloam, he adds,
Which is, Sent.
That you may learn that there also it was Christ who healed him. As Paul says, They drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4 As then Christ was the spiritual Rock, so also was He the spiritual Siloam. To me also the sudden coming in of the water seems to hint an ineffable mystery. What is that? The unlooked for (nature) of His appearance, beyond all expectation.
But observe the mind of the blind man, obedient in everything. He said not, If it is really the clay or the spittle which gives me eyes, what need of Siloam? Or if there be need of Siloam, what need of the clay? Why did he anoint me? Why bid me wash? But he entertained no such thoughts, he held himself prepared for one thing only, to obey in all things Him who gave the command, and nothing that was done offended him. If any one ask, How then did he recover his sight, when he had removed the clay? he will hear no other answer from us than that we know not the manner. And what wonder if we know it not, since not even the Evangelist knew, nor the very man that was healed? What had been done he knew, but the manner of doing it he could not comprehend. So when he was asked he said, that He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see; but how this took place he cannot tell them, though they ask ten thousand times.
- St. John Chrysostom☦️
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Considering a maxxed out System76 Serval WS running SecureBlue for my next desktop setup.
- https://system76.com/laptops/serw14/configure
#SovereignStack
Bought a system76 laptop a few years back. As a mid curve tech guy, it's been very easy to use and a good gateway in learning how to work with Linux.
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📖 DOSTOYEVSKY ON ROMAN CATHOLICISM
Roman Catholicism is worse than atheism, that is my opinion! Yes! That is my opinion! Atheism preaches only zero, while Catholicism goes further: it preaches a disfigured Christ, a Christ whom they themselves have belittled and mocked - a perverted Christ! They preach an anarchist, I swear to you, I assure you! That is my personal conviction today, and it has tormented me a lot too... Roman Catholicism believes that without a universal state power the church cannot exist on earth, and so it cries: Non posmus! In my opinion, Roman Catholicism is not even a religion at all, but an immediate, direct continuation of the Western Roman Empire, and in it everything is subordinated to that thought, starting with faith.
...The Pope has seized the lands, the earthly empire, and he has taken up the sword. And since then everything has been going on like this, only they have added to the sword lies, deceit, fraud, fanaticism, superstition, crime; they are shaking with the most sacred, righteous, simple-hearted, fiery feelings of the people! They have sold everything, everything for money, for a low earthly kingdom.
... Isn't that the doctrine of the Antichrist?! Could it not lead to atheism? Atheism was born from them, from that Roman Catholicism! Atheism was first conceived among them: because, could they believe in themselves? Disbelief in God took root due to the general aversion to Catholicism, it is the product of Jesuit lies and spiritual weakness! Atheism! With us, only certain, marginalized classes do not believe... But there, in Europe, there, the terrible masses of the people themselves are already beginning to disbelieve - once because of Catholic obscurantism and lies, and now out of fanaticism, out of hatred for the church and Christianity.
... I never even spoke about individual representatives of the church. I spoke about Roman Catholicism in its essence, I spoke about Rome.
... That is precisely where we are all wrong, in that we still do not see that it is not only, and exclusively, a theological matter! For socialism is also a Catholic offspring and of Catholic origin! It, like its brother atheism, arose out of despair, as a moral resistance to Catholicism in order to replace the lost power of religion with itself, to quench the spiritual thirst of thirsty humanity, and to save it not with the help of Christ, but by violence! And this is freedom through violence, this is also unification by the sword and blood. You must not believe in God, you must not have property, you must not have personalities, and, “fraternité ou la mort - two million heads!” “By their deeds you will know them” - so it is said in the Gospel!
📚 Part from the novel The Idiot.
💬Says of Prince Lev Myshkin - the main character of the novel.
These 3 pods discuss the history of Israel (not the nation state) 
and how Orthodox Christians understand it. ☦️
The Holy Fathers lived the Gospel; their lives are a living commentary on the words of Christ.
☦️St Paisios of Mt Athos
"The Holy Fathers handed down to us the meaning of the Scriptures, and we are bound to follow their interpretation."
☦️ St John of Damascus
In the last years, evil and heresy will have spread so much that the faithful will not find a priest and shepherd to protect them from error and advise them to salvation!
Then, the faithful will not be able to accept safe instructions from people but their guide will be the texts of the Holy Fathers!
☦️ St John of San Francisco
I don't have any experience with it. You may need to reach out for some sort of onboarding process.
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Evolution is fake and ghey 👌
They told us in school that nature is ruled by "survival of the fittest." But this is not the teaching of the Church.
In truth, creation is fallen. It was made good — "And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good" (Genesis 1:31) — but it now groans under the weight of corruption:
"For the creation was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope… For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now." (+Romans 8:20–22)
Look at this ram. His horns, given to him by God as a natural glory and a sign of strength, now turn against him. This is not merely "natural selection" — it is a manifestation of the fallen order of the world, which is distorted by sin and mortality.
In a fallen world, even the good gifts of God can become burdens. As the Holy Fathers teach, sin curves us inward — where even strength becomes pride, beauty becomes vanity, and natural desire becomes disordered passion.
"The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God." (+1 Corinthians 3:19)
"He that loveth his life shall lose it." (+John 12:25)
We must not envy the strength of the powerful or the success of the worldly. These things pass away. True life is not found in competition or reproduction, but in Christ, Who is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life." (+John 14:6)
In Orthodoxy, we see nature through the Cross and Resurrection. What has been corrupted may be healed. What is curved inward can be lifted upward through repentance, humility, and divine grace.
This ram is a living parable of our condition. Let us not mock him or turn away — let us learn
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"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." (+Matthew 5:5)
"The last shall be first, and the first last." (+Matthew 20:16
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Let us offer even our strength to God — lest it destroy us. For in Christ, weakness becomes strength, and death is trampled by death. 
Nailed it. They are a substitute for the Holy Spirit.
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