choose life to live
TRANSCRIPT
7 November, 2010
28 Babah, 1727
Choose life to live
� The story of Nain’s widow’s son was indeed the hardest story, even
harder than the story of Lazarus or Jairus’ daughter. For the widow,
death had almost broken her while still living, taking away her
husband, and then her only son. What could she do?
� In the book of Deuteronomy, the Lord said, by Moses, a strange
saying “I set before you life and death, therefore choose life that
you may live, and love the Lord your God, obey His voice, and cling to Him for this is your life” (De 30: 19 – 20).
� But, do I have the choice to choose life? Isn’t death a general
judgment overall of the mankind? Or, what is the meaning of
choosing life? Is it to eat, drink and enjoy the pleasures of life, as it
was said “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die”?
� Really death is a cruel enemy. But the Lord had destroyed its
authority “the last enemy that will be destroyed is death”.
� Then, had our enemies been destroyed? I don’t think that we think
so. Still we see many enemies around. Some see them as those
who are against him, even from his own household “a man’s
enemies will be those of his own household”. Some see them
who are different in religion or values. Some see them in the
devils. But the Lord “gave us the authority to trample on all the
power of the enemy”.
� Then who is your real enemy? It is your thought, body “once we
were alienated and enemies in our minds. By wicked works”. It
is to be carnally minded “the carnal mind is enmity against
God”.
� Then “choose life, that you may live”.
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CHURCH NEWS
1. The family meeting will be held today after the Holy Liturgy from 1:00 – 2:15
p.m. and our guest speaker will be Dr. Nabile Soliman and the topic will be “Flee
sexual immorality”
2. Boys and girls have won awards in the celebration of the feast of Saints and the
church congratulates them and their parents and asks for blessings in their lives.
Their names, by alphabetical order, are: Adam, Amir Gerges, Emmanuel Tefferi,
Jacob Gerges, Julie Bechay, Justina Mikhail, kirollos Youssef, Marc Youssef,
Maria Ghattas, Mina Mohsen, Mina Shafik, Mireille Abdel Sayed, Naomi
Youssef, Philopatir Ihab, Pishoy Asaad, Sara Waguih.
3. Next Tuesday, November 9, will be the feast of Saint Mark the apostle, the
intercessor of our church, the Holy Liturgy will be from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
4. The annual bazaar of the church will be held starting from next Saturday and
Sunday; the church needs volunteers.
5. The graduates convention will be held from 26 – 28 November and last
registration date will be 14 November (for registration please call Father Mikhail
or Miranda Yassa (514)972-6472.
6. Angels club will suspend its activities for the next two weeks (the duration of the
bazaar).
Church News and Schedule by telephone: 514 274-1589
s website’Chruchca.stmarkmontreal.www For visitation, please contact any of the fathers and leave a message
Fr. Pishoy Saad: 514-274-6119 [email protected]
Fr. Mikhail Aziz: 514-278-3859 [email protected]
Fr. Antonios Attalla: 514-947-6272 [email protected]
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