When our churches look like cardboard boxes instead of Cathedrals, we have lost true worship towards God in architecture. When our Communion Elements come from a factory, we have lost true worship towards God in The Pinnacle of an intimate relationship with Him.
When we trade our embroidered vestments for ripped jean shorts and a tank top to be trendy, we have lost our childlike awe and reverence in true worship towards our God and King Christ Jesus of Nazareth, The Almighty. When we stop dressing up on Sunday because we have lost our childlike awe and wonder, we irreverent the beauty of God.
The human heart is in the most need especially of the healing touch of Jesus. Many don’t have in person contact with the fullness of the Good News of Jesus Christ in the form of a local Orthodox Church Parish with a full time Priest or even a Deacon for a reader service. Many Priests and Deacons work unrealistic bi-vocational hours to share the love of Jesus. We can bring relief.
STF SMM Coordinator Eric A. Tweten
