So you and I are in the lead for being the strongest Orthodox posters?
I haven't posted anything in many weeks, being wrapped up with other concerns, and you've been on perpetual vacation from the computer this summer, so you haven't posted much, either, K.
I think that the lesson here is succinctly expressed by the old verse from Proberbs: "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding."
"I think that the lesson here is succinctly expressed by the old verse from Proberbs: "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.""
Bravo, A!
"The flatterer is a servant of devils, a guide to pride, a destroyer of contrition, a ruiner of virtues, a misleader. Those who pronounce you blessed, lead you astray, says the prophet. (Isaiah 3:12) St. John Climacus, "The Ladder of Divine Ascent,"
Back from the cottage. See what kind of "happy" mood I'm in?