Washed/Covered By His Blood (1 John 1:7) | ICXC NIKA Ornate Red Orthodox Cross | Orthodox Christian Canvas ArtBut if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1: 7 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the

” referring to the direction from which the sun resurrects daily

- Matthew 10:28

for the Day will declare it

Where are all the attractions of this world

This is most likely what St John Climacus is referring to when he writes that “even the pagans” “define philosophy as meditation on death

This day invites very many to shed tears

What of that

And believers were increasingly added to the Lord

because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:16)

to choose God Who calls us and for Whom our heart is searching

and the eternal rest of the saints

as an instrument for acquiring the grace of the Spirit