Sav's Sunday Post

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"In God's eyes you are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are." — Max Lucado


Chapel of Peace, Malbun, Liechtenstein (Photo: Clemens Vogelsang)

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/W..._Liechtenstein

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"For there is but one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus who gave Himself as a sacrifice for all." — St. Paul


The Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, the Red Sea Mountains, Egypt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monast..._the_Anchorite

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"Nothing says more about who we are than the nature of our thoughts when we consider God." — AW Tozer


The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Podgorica, Montenegro

http://www.podgorica.travel/en/expor...a-svetog-spasa

Montenegrin Orthodox Song

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“I believe in Christianity even as I believe the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― CS Lewis


St Mary's Church, Rostherne, Cheshire, England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mar...rch,_Rostherne

[Savoia]

"Nothing we do in this life will have more profound or enduring consequences than how we choose to respond to our Lord Jesus Christ." ― Br. Giacomo


La Chiesetta Passo Rolle (the Rolle Pass Chapel), Trentino, Italia

http://www.passorolle.net/la-chiesetta-passo-rolle/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolle_Pass

[Savoia]

“I am the way, the truth, and the life." — Jesus Christ

Vik Church, Iceland

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/...5-e94ff213e7c6

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"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given." — The Prophet Isaiah


The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (Photo: Ivan Smelov)

Handel's Messiah

"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this." (Isaiah 9: 6-7)

This prophecy by Isaiah speaks of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ which the earth witnessed some two thousand years ago, and of His second coming when He will establish peace and justice throughout the earth. That time approaches ever more quickly.

'He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!' — St. John the Evangelist

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"Behold, I make all things new." — Jesus Christ


Östra Ämterviks Kyrka (East Amterviks Church), Värmland County, Sweden (Photo: Maria)

https://translate.google.co.uk/trans...mp;prev=search

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"On the whole, God's love for us is a much safer subject to think about than our love for Him." — CS Lewis


The Church of St. Sebastian, Ramsau, Upper Bavaria, Germany

https://translate.google.co.uk/trans...mp;prev=search

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"Suddenly I stopped and asked myself, when have I ever truly thanked God for the many blessings in my life? It was then that I realised something had to change. I would either have to reject Him outright, deny that He existed and never think upon Him again, or find out who He really was. How I thank Him that His grace led me to the latter, for now I could nor more imagine living without Him than I could living without breath in my lungs. For knowing God and being known by Him is quite simply the most beautiful experience this life affords." ― Br. Giacomo


La Chapelle des Praz, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France

http://www.savoiemontblanc.immo/actu...z-chamonix.htm

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“I indeed baptise you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” ― St. John


The Church of St. John the Baptist, Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan (Al-Maghtas), Jordan

http://www.biblewalks.com/Sites/JordanJericho.html

[Savoia]

"When we understand that life is a test, we realise that nothing we do is insignificant." ― Rick Warren


Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ, Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, Russia

https://en.pointerst.com/ru/showplac...nskij-sobor-21

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"Live as though Christ died yesterday, rose from the grave today, and is coming back tomorrow." — Theodore H. Epp


Parekklísi Aghios Nikolaos (The Chapel of St. Nicholas) Myrina, Lemnos Island, Greece (Holy Mt. Athos in the background)

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"God does not change and neither does His love. He loved you before you were born, He loves you now, and He will love you forever." — Billy Graham


The Chapel of St. Coloman, Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany

https://www.schwangau.de/koeniglich/...eu/st-coloman/

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"You understand my thought afar off. Where can I go from your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall guide me, and your right hand shall hold me. For you formed my inward parts; you covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with you." — King David (Psalm 139)


St. Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Cat...el,_Abbotsbury

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"To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless." — Gilbert K. Chesterton


The Abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_...ntserrat_Abbey

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“Now is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It won't last forever. We must take it or leave it.” ― CS Lewis

The Chapel of St. Nicholas, Rafina, Greece

"The small white chapel of St. Nicholas is the trademark of Rafina and is built at the place where an old Italian fort from the second World War stood. The view from St. Nicholas church is panoramic and you can see all the South Evoikos gulf from Marathon to Karistos. This was the chapel my father attended when he lived in Greece." ― Susan Abraham

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“Our hearts were made for you O Lord; and they are restless until they rest in you.” ― St. Augustine of Hippo


La Chiesa di Sant’Antonio (The Church of St. Anthony), Ortisei, Alto Adige, Italia (Photo: Alessandro Rinaldi)

La Chiesa di Sant’Antonio

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“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” ― St. Paul


The Church of St. Thomas à Becket, Romney Marsh, Kent, England

http://theromneymarsh.net/stthomas

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"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."
― CS Lewis


The Church of Christ's Resurrection, Foros, Crimea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foros_Church

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“The love of Christ always helps us see beyond the faults of others.” ― Victor Manuel Rivera


The Monastery of Agios Savvas, Pothia, Kalymnos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

http://www.kalispera.se/greece/kalym...ve-pothia.html

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"The resurrection of Jesus changes the face of death for all who love Him. Death is no longer a prison, but a passage into God’s presence. Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there." ― Clarence W. Hall


La Chiesa di San Viglio, Colfosco, Badia, Italia

http://www.alta-badia.org/it/cultura...ale-s-vigilio/

A song for Easter

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"It may seem as though we can live without Christ, but that is not to truly live, for it is only in relationship with Him that we discover our true worth and ultimate purpose. Though many choose to live without Him, it is absolutely certain they cannot afford to die without Him!" ― Charles Haddon Spurgeon


The Church of St. George, Adishi, Upper Svaneti, in the Greater Caucasus Mountains of Georgia (Photo: Magdalena Paluchowska)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adysh

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"Because of God's great love, we are not consumed; for His compassions faileth not. His mercy is new every morning, great is your faithfulness O' Lord!" ― The Prophet Jeremiah


Saint Isaac's Cathedral, as seen from Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Isaac%27s_Cathedral

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“Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.” ― Elisabeth Elliot


The Monastery of São Bento, Olinda, Brasil

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas%C3..._Bento_(Olinda )

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"When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost." ― Billy Graham


Chapel in the village of Machuca, in the Atacama Desert, Chile

https://www.gochile.cl/en/machuca/

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"The one with a future is he who is willing to discover why he has received the gift of life. And in pursuing this quest, no answer satisfies so completely as Christ." ― Br. Giacomo


The Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky, Yalta, Crimea

https://discover-ukraine.info/places/crimea/yalta/557

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"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." ― The Revelation to St. John


The Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor, Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt

http://www.vantage-travels.com/old/-...ional-396-p-38

In Memoriam

[Savoia]

“Faith does not eliminate questions. But it knows where to take them.” ― Elisabeth Elliot

The Cathedral of St. Saba, Bcharré, Lebanon

http://website.bcharri.net/places/le...dral/?lang=en/