The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. [ISAIAH 40. 7-8]
Reflections on life in the Christian Orthodox Faith
Monday, 26 March 2012
"I WANT NOTHING OF THIS WORLD"
Last Friday evening I had the honour of attending a Memorial Service for
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III at St. Mary and St Mark Coptic Orthodox
Church in Edmonton. Part of the evening included a youtube video based
on one of His Holiness' poems "I Want
Nothing Of This World", published in 1957 in his book "The Release of
the Spirit." I found myself quite moved by the depths revealed in this
poem, and by it's resonance in my soul. Truly His Holiness tapped into a
universal Christian desire - the true desire of the Christian heart: to
forsake all for the sake of the everlasting Kingdom of Heaven.
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