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Beauty, truth & goodness. Eastern Orthodox Christian from Sweden.

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“Og kjærligheten blev verdens ophav og verdens hersker, men alle dens veier er fulle av blomster og blod, blomster og blod.”

— Knut Hamsun (via jammerskrik)

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Monks of Valaam Monastery

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Temptations in the mind and heart is scarier than all external temptations. No one is as dangerous to us as we are. - St. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov)

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Nikortsminda Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox Church, located in Nikortsminda, Racha, Georgia

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“The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.”

- Psalm 119: 72

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Martin Podt (@martinpodt)

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When you see two evil men who have love for each other, know that one cooperates with the other to accomplish their evil will. A haughty man and a vainglorious man will gladly enter into an alliance with each other; for the former praises the vainglorous one, as he slavishly cringes before him, while the ladder exults the haught one, as he continually praises him. Keep yourself far away from them, so that you may not suffer the harm that comes therefrom.

from Abba Mark

The Evergetinos Vol. 1

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Belogorsk Monastery in Perm, Russia 

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graceful lace trim pale pink embroidery lace trim

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have you ever stayed up late with someone texting or chatting and known as the hours ticked by that you’d be ridiculously tired in the morning but it didnt matter because it was really fun and totally worth losing sleep over just to laugh with someone and enjoy their company maybe and then the next day you keep tiredly recalling how much fun it was

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Psalm 51:7-14

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

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ig - afternoondreams

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The largest orthodox church in Western Europe, the Uspenski Cathedral (Helsinki, Finland) is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.  

(Photo by Jorge Láscar. Via Wikimedia Commons)