Something I read today that I need to keep in my heart

tx stephanie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:34 am

"Salvation is much more than a verdict from above; it is an endless process
of transformation from autonomy to communion, a gradual ascent from glory to glory as
we take up once again our original vocation now fulfilled in Christ"

Thank you for loving me this much God

Anna1111 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:14 pm **Posts:** 8115

Beautiful! Who is it a quote from?

tx stephanie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:46 am

Anna1111 wrote:

Beautiful! Who is it a quote from?

VIEW OF SIN IN THE EARLY CHURCH
Ancestral Versus Original Sin:
An Overview with Implications for Psychotherapy
V. Rev. Antony Hughes, M.Div.
St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Anna1111 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:14 pm **Posts:** 8115

It's very nice : )

I'm not familiar with the author, but he makes a great point : )

Anna1111 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:14 pm **Posts:** 8115

Wow - it's a great article! Thanks for sharing : )

Briva · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:24 pm

He is a merciful, patient Father. Looking down at me as a lump of sloshy clay, He gives me a whirl now and again to add some more definition...I just wonder what I will be in the end, hopefully something that is pleasing to Him. I dont think I will be a priceless vessel, but I am hoping for at least some semblance of a utilitarian one, like a cup you can drink out of without too much dribbling

coastal Carol · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:28 pm **Posts:** 436

LOVE what Briva and Stephanie wrote!

tx stephanie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:36 pm

Briva wrote:

He is a merciful, patient Father. Looking down at me as a lump of sloshy clay, He gives me a whirl now and again to add some more definition...I just wonder what I will be in the end, hopefully something that is pleasing to Him. I dont think I will be a priceless vessel, but I am hoping for at least some semblance of a utilitarian one, like a cup you can drink out of without too much dribbling

so true Briva. I just want to look at him and say I did my best and he says "I know my Child"

Darla · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:36 pm

Love that, thank you for sharing.

laurajean · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:38 pm

Briva wrote:

He is a merciful, patient Father. Looking down at me as a lump of sloshy clay, He gives me a whirl now and again to add some more definition...I just wonder what I will be in the end, hopefully something that is pleasing to Him. I dont think I will be a priceless vessel, but I am hoping for at least some semblance of a utilitarian one, like a cup you can drink out of without too much dribbling

And you ARE a priceless vessel, Briva. He gave His life for you - and me....that's just how priceless we are!

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