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👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾 About #patience, #pride and #greed Dear members of John's Repentance spiritual service, today we send you a lesson on patience pride and greed so that you may learn about these major topics in our Church and apply the learnings in your life, especially during this fasting season. I. Impatience The virtue of patience is a glowing ember in the heart that illumines the dark path of impatience. Impatience is indeed a root of evil that finds its nourishment in the soil of haste and instability. As the lesson vividly illustrates, it was through impatience that our first parents, Adam and Eve, were led astray by the serpent's whispers. To the pious soul, patience is a fortress that shields against the storms of earthly desires and passions. It is not merely the absence of haste but a manifestation of divine wisdom, as revealed in Christ's own example. His silence before the shearers, His endurance upon the Cross, reflects the profound depth of His patience, a virtue that mortifies death itself. For as it is written, "A sin planted in haste is rooted out by patience." II. Pride Pride, or arrogance, is a festering wound in the soul, the original sin that cast Lucifer from the heavenly realms. It is a declaration of self-sufficiency, a refusal to acknowledge our true state of dependence upon the Almighty God. In Christ, we find the antidote to pride: humility and obedience. Christ's willing submission unto death, even death on the Cross, stands as a beacon of hope for our fallen nature. In Him, obedience becomes the key that unlocks the gate to eternal life, breaking the shackles of disobedience that bound humanity to death. Our call is to "imitate Christ by obeying," for "Man can bear the image of Christ only when he is obedient." III. Greed Greed, that insatiable lust for more, is an ailment that blinds the soul to the richness of God's grace. Like a parasite, it gnaws at contentment, leaving behind a void filled only with emptiness and longing. Christ's response to greed is a lesson in generosity. The Son of Man, who did not cling to what was His, emptied Himself, giving even His very life for the salvation of humanity. In His example, we find the grace to conquer the vice of greed. "Death, which entered greedily, came out generously," and we are called to walk in the footsteps of our Savior, learning to be not greedy, but generous. Conclusion In our struggle against the evils of Impatience, Pride, and Greed, let us take up the armor of the virtues of Patience, Humility, and Generosity, as manifested in the life of Christ. These virtues are not mere abstractions but the very lifeblood of our salvation. They are a path trodden by the saints, guided by the wisdom of the Fathers, and made possible through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. By walking this path, we engage in a daily struggle to cleanse our souls from the stains of worldly passions. We turn our gaze toward Heaven and discover, in the silence of the heart, the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit calling us to a life of righteousness and peace. May this lesson be a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path, that we may "run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:1-2), and thus enter into the joy of our Lord. Amen. May the name of the Holy God be praised forever and ever in every language that He has created, today and always. May the blessings of the Holy Mother of God, the Virgin, and the Cross be upon us. Amen. © John's Repentance Reach out to us on our social media platforms and share it with your friends: https://linktr.ee/johnsrepentance