The Evergetinos - Vol. I, Hypothesis VII Part III

Tonight we picked up with Hypothesis VII, continuing our reflection upon the experience of death by those righteous souls who sought to draw close to God in their life. God in His great mercy will often come to them to console and prepare them for their own passover; their passing over from death to eternal life.

The unknown of this reality can be a fearful thing, and so in the stories we often hear of the dying soul being surrounded by his fellow monks praying for his soul. This moment, often feared and avoided by modern men and women, is something we are encouraged to meditate upon in the deepest way. It is not simply facing our fears, but facing them in light of what God has revealed to us and his only begotten Son. We are in the End Times; salvation is now and so every moment is freighted  with destiny because every moment is an opportunity to love and give ourselves in love. The stories magnify that reality for us so that we would take our life seriously; but more importantly, that we would take God at his word. We must foster a kind of stability in life and mind; a clarity about what we pursue as our ultimate goal. Otherwise we may not prepare ourselves for that most intimate of moments when we will stand before God in the full light of His Truth.

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Text of chat during the group:

00:39:34 Eric Williams: Nope, not ready. Thanatophobia is rough. ;)

00:41:30 Ambrose Little: I think it’s the attraction of gnosticism, too.

00:45:21 Eric Williams: Erick must be fun at parties. ;)

00:47:18 Erick Chastain: :)

00:56:59 Tyler Woloshyn: An example of semantron https://youtu.be/iXj7DLHH9-E

01:02:52 Eric Williams: Every parent willing to be honest will say they’ve wanted to flee. ;)

01:03:34 renwitter: Personally, I favor “One day I’ll fly away” from Mulan Rouge :-D My personal favorite “run-away song.”

01:07:45 Eric Williams: *innocent whistling*

01:09:13 Ambrose Little: Eric, rather this: https://youtu.be/3br0tDqW3r8 :)

01:13:21 D Fraley: Thank you, Father David.

01:14:02 Lilly: Thank you!