Metanoia Metanoid Definition | Proverbs 28:13 | Confession & Repentance | Minimalist Design | Orthodox Christian Hardcover JournalHe that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Proverbs 28: 13 (King James Version) He who hides his own ungodliness shall not prosper, but he who leads his own rebuttal shall be loved. Proverbs 28: 14 (Orthodox Study Bible, which uses the Septuagint Old Testament) I address you too, the penitents. You should not keep back from yourselves this means of healing [confession] that has been given

From what gates

and having stripped himself of everything

It is impossible

Nikolai of SerbiaAkathist to Jesus Conqueror of Death

“Sit here while I go and pray over there

The Good God provides each of us with a cross to bear – analogous to the strength of each – not to punish us

full of love

So the virgins who had gone to meet him now are sleeping

stand still

The people who have departed and have suffered through this frightful hour are not present to reveal and describe it to us

not only the people of Israel

My strength is dried up like a potsherd