BLOGGER DOWN

Those who visit our friends at JN1034 were startled by the announcement of an offline emergency on 4 January, followed by no blogging. We held them in our prayers. Since then there have been only two posts, the most recent having ominous overtones.

The delicate nature of things and the precarious position of those who speak out on behalf of LGBT people within the Orthodox Church combine to make it unlikely that faithful readers will, or should, learn all that is going on--BUT WE KNOW OUR ORTHODOX BROTHERS AND SISTERS NEED OUR PRAYER.

So this is a plea for a strong prayer vigil. You may drop by and send them your love and by all means let us hold them in our hearts before God.


May the Holy Angels guard and defend them.

May the Theotokos cast her mantle over them.

May Christ be their Light, their Peace, their Shield, and their Joy.

May Truth and Righteousness prevail.

Original image borrowed from JN1034

Having risen from sleep I hasten to you,
O Lord, Lover of humanity,
and by Your loving-kindness
I strive to do your work,
and I pray to You:
help me at all times,
in everything,
and deliver me
from every evil thing of the world
and every attack of the devil,
and lead me into Your eternal Kingdom.
For You are my Creator,
the Giver and Provider of every good,
and all my hope is in You,
and to You I send up glory, now and ever,
and to the ages of ages. Amen.
--Third Prayer of St. Makarios the Great


--the BB