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Christ is Risen!
Greetings on the Sunday of the Blindman!
Today we remember the Blindman being sent by Christ, to wash in the Pool of Siloam, the ancient and only perennial spring in Jerusalem.
Siloam comes from the Hebrew word shiloach, literally “sending forth.”
As you stand in Church during the Liturgy, do you realize that there are countless angels present? What would happen if you could see them? What would you do if you saw tongues of fire descend upon the Holy Gifts when the priest called down the Holy Spirit to change the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ? Or if, when you approached the altar for Holy Communion, you actually saw the Body and Blood of our Lord not as bread and wine, but as His visible Body and Blood? Do you think you could receive Communion and ten minutes later find your mind wandering to the clothes someone was wearing? ~ Fr. Deacon Vladimir Anderson (Living Awe-fully)
May our spiritual eyes be Illumined, healed, and cleansed anew… within the Siloam of our Hearts! (a poem)
TRULY HE IS RISEN!