Sav's Sunday Post

[Savoia]

"To include God in the things we do, is the surest way of adding meaning to our lives." ― Br. Giacomo


La Cappella di San Cipriano, Tires, Alto Adige, Italia / The Chapel of St. Cipriano, Tires, South Tyrol, Italy

https://www.seiser-alm.it/it/cultura...-san-cipriano/

[Savoia]

"Every harvest, every new customer, every packet of wages and every good thing is given to us by the grace of God." ― Br. Giacomo


Scandia Lutheran Church, Malta, Montana (Photo by Todd Klassy)

A message for Sunday

[Savoia]

"Christianity asserts that each of us possesses a soul which will exist eternally. This statement can only be one of two things; either true or false. Now there are a good many things which I might not concern myself with if I were to simply vanish when I die, but which I ought to soberly consider if I am to live forever. In my mind, I have no doubt whatsoever that the chief of those considerations must be Christ." ― CS Lewis


The Chapel of St. Stylianos, Fira, Santorini, Cyclades Islands, Greece

https://orthodoxwiki.org/Stylianos_of_Paphlagonia

[Savoia]

"Atheists seem to revel in expressing their rage against God, and yet in their view, He doesn't exist! This is something I have always found a little strange." ― CS Lewis


Biserica Sfânta Treime, Brașov, România / Church of the Holy Trinity, Brasov, Romania with the Făgăraș mountains in the background

http://jurnaldemandra.blogspot.com/2...i-picturi.html

[Savoia]

"I have discovered the paradox that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only love." ― Mother Teresa


La Chiesa di San Giorgio, Val di Fiemme, Italia / The Church of St.George, Fiemme Valley, Italy

https://translate.google.it/translat...io&prev=search

[Savoia]

"If I were to tell you that God yearns to be in fellowship with you, you might say 'Then let Him speak to me', and to which I might reply, 'He just has!'" ― Brother Giacomo

"Seek the Lord while He may be found." ― The Prophet Isaiah


The Church of St. John the Theologian, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church..._John_at_Kaneo

[Savoia]

"I can tell you with all certainty that God exists, as anyone who has ever sought Him with sincerity can attest. The problem faced by comfortable societies is that in their comfort they forget who made them comfortable. So guess what God does? He allows those whom He once made comfortable to become uncomfortable – He does not do this out of spite, but out of love, that we may awake from foolishness and be reconciled to Him while our souls may still be saved." ― Brother Giacomo


Holy Trinity Church, Gergeti, Caucasus Mountains, Georgia

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

[Savoia]

"We may ignore, but can nowhere evade the presence of God, for He is everywhere and in everything." ― CS Lewis


The Chapel of St. Bernhard von Aosta, Gornergrat, Switzerland

https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Attr...hard-von-Aosta

[Savoia]

"Every church we build should be a statement which declares that God is our greatest love, and if He truly is, then our churches will be truly blessed." ― Brother Giacomo


Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (Photo by Ivan Smelov)

Holy Trinity Cathedral

[Savoia]

"So much beauty, so much diversity, in land, beast and man; too much intricacy, too much design and too much harmony for this to be 'evolution'. I am telling you plainly, it is not! Instead, it is the work of an almighty God who is all powerful and all loving. Everyday His arms are open wide to all who will receive Him, to those who will take the time to discover Him. Make that choice, and you will never ever look back." ― Brother Giacomo


The Greek-Catholic Church of Botiza in the Maramureș region of Romania on the edge of the Carpathian mountains
(Photo by Adrian Petrisor)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden...Maramure%C8%99

[Savoia]

"If you make the Lord your refuge, no evil shall befall you." ― Psalm 91


Daniel in the Lion's Den by Briton Rivière

https://www.bibleodyssey.org/en/tool...daniel-riviere

[Savoia]

"Christ was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made so that without Him nothing was made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of man. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." ― St. John


Nesseby Church, Finnmark, Norway

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

A Song for Sunday

[Savoia]

"If a thing is free to be good, then it is also free to be bad; indeed free will is what made evil possible in this world. Why then did God give mankind free will? The answer is because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only means by which authentic love may be expressed and experienced; and love, changes everything." ― CS Lewis


The Church of Tomarapi, Sajama National Park, Bolivia

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

[Savoia]

"He who lays up treasures on earth will inevitably be separated from them, to him death is loss; but he who lays up treasures in heaven will be united with them, and to him death is gain." ― R. Alcorn


La Chiesa di Santa Gertrude, Solda, Bolzano, Italia

http://turismoneiparchi.minambiente....-con-cimitero/

[Savoia]

To the God who sets when life begins, to the One who takes away my sins. To Him who heals from hurt and harm, who does the raging storm becalm. To Him I yield my heartfelt praise, my voice with love to Him I raise. He is the start, He is the end, He is my everlasting Friend. ― Anon.


Zion's Church, Ilulissat, Greenland

https://www.intltravelnews.com/2017/...ssat-greenland

[Savoia]

"Neither height nor depth, nor any other thing, can separate us from the love of God which is found in Christ Jesus our Lord."
― St. Paul


La Cappella degli Alpini, Tre Cime, Alto Adige, Italia / The Alpine Chapel, Three Peaks, South Tyrol, Italy

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

[Savoia]

"The only things we can keep, are the things we freely give to God." ― CS Lewis


Theth Church, Shkodër County, Albania

https://thethi-guide.com/the-church-of-theth/

[Savoia]

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." ― Jesus Christ


Craggagh Cemetery, Fanore, County Clare, Ireland

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

[Savoia]

"The wonder of God's wilderness is great indeed, and yet His love is greater still, and this love exists for me and you, and for all who care to receive it." ― Brother Giacomo


Búðakirkja, Staðarsveit, Iceland

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/budakirkja

A Song for Sunday

[Savoia]

"Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" ― St. Luke


Church of the Transfiguration, Republic of Karelia, Russia

A Song for Christmas

A Short Film for Christmas

[Savoia]

Each year we receive an opportunity to start again, to make our life anew. Not so in a world where people are slow to forgive and quick to punish, in a world where some would have us carry the penalty of our sins forever. But God says: "Come now, let us reason together. Though your sins be as scarlet, yet I shall make them whiter than snow; though they be like crimson, I shall make them as newly shorn wool." ― Brother Giacomo quoting the Prophet Isaiah


Church at Predošćica, Cres Island, Croatia

http://puntarka.com/en/island-cres/predoscica/

[Savoia]

"Life may be likened to a snow-covered forest awaiting the dawn. As the sun brings warmth and reveals the way, so too does our Lord and Christ, to all who permit His light to gladden their hearts." ― Brother Giacomo


La Chiesa di Santa Maddalena, Versciaco, Bolzano

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versci...anta_Maddalena

[Savoia]

"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ― The Prophet Jeremiah


Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Špania Dolina, Slovakia

Špania Dolina

[Savoia]

"All my hope on God is founded, for He is good and He is true. He is the One who calls my heart to be His own." ― Joachim Neander


The Church of St. Mauritius, Zermatt, Upper Valais, Switzerland

https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Attr...ritius-Zermatt

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

St. Mauritius, Zermatt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4dImZJHIT8

[Savoia]

"Though our feelings may come and go, God’s love for us remains perfectly consistent." ― CS Lewis


La Chiesa di Santa Gertrude, Solda, Bolzano, Italia

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solda_...a_parrocchiale

[Savoia]

"If you really think that this world and all that is in it, is created by chance, then I urge you sincerely – think again; for since the beginning we have been told that 'God created the heavens and the earth!'" ― Brother Giacomo


The Chapel of St. Mary in the Dobratsch Mountains, Carinthia, Austria

St. Mary's Chapel, Dobratsch

[Savoia]

"We can hope and believe many things, but if what we hope and believe is not wise and true, then what we hope and believe is of little value. Jesus Christ declared Himself to be 'the Truth' – and those who place their hope in Him are truly wise." ― Brother Giacomo


Cappella di Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Belluno, Italia / Chapel of the Three Peaks of Lavaredo, Belluno, Italy

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

[Savoia]

'God is not aloof. He says continually through the centuries, "I’ll help you, I really will. When you’re ready to throw up your hands, throw them up to me."' ― Jim Cymbala


Vang Church, Karpacz, Poland

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

[Savoia]

"Those with the simplest faith, often see the greatest blessings. You ask me how to believe, and I say, just start talking to Him, and keep talking to Him until He responds. Believe, and do not doubt!" ― Brother Giacomo


La Chiesa di Santa Maria di Barsento, Noci, Puglia, Italia

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa...ia_di_Barsento

[Savoia]

"The reason Europe has so many churches, is because she was once a Christian continent. Will she ever be again? Probably not. But I do believe that many will come to faith in Christ as the years of post-war comfort give way to increasing poverty, greater hardship and real jeopardy. For those willing to believe in Him, He will provide help, healing and protection, for this is His nature, and He will by no means reject those who turn to Him." ― Brother Giacomo


The Church of Saint Anne, Tunjice, Slovenia (Photo by Kenneth Bäck)

https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerkev_sv._Ane,_Tunjice

https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveta_Ana