Reader John Herman (Spires)
- Metropolitan Archbishop JONAH: 'On the Orthodoc C
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On the day of his enthronement to the primatial le adership of the Orthodox Church in America, our de ar Father in Christ, Metropolitan JONAH, has sur el y spoken from the heart for all of us as he declar ed unity in Chri st as not only a moral, canonical, or gospel imperative, but the clear and unmistaka ble will of God. I pray that Orthodox Christians t hroughou t America will cast off all that separates us or in any way impedes the re alization of this mission in Christ. May the fires of the Holy Spiri t continue to forge in our hearts a well-tempered steel that we ourselves, as living, breathing, she aths of the Logos of God, may bear the Sword of Tr uth entrusted to us by our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ. Gl ory to God, who raises up true men of God to lead us and guide us; men who se lives a re living icons of Christ and can o...