A Call For Returning To Holy Scriptures And Holy Fathers
 
 
In the beginning there was unity through baptism and faith -
Now there is "unity" through recognition.
 
In the beginning there was simplicity -
Now we have royal titles.
 
In the beginning there was persecution -
Now we have government appointed/approved patriarchs and bishops.
 
In the beginning there was zeal for Christ -
Now there is zeal for "churchianity" and authority.
 
In the beginning we were equal -
Now it is them against us.
 
In the beginning we had shepherds  -
Now we have Church employees.
 
In the beginning we shared with those in need –
Now some live like kings, while fellow Christians live in extreme poverty.
 
In the beginning we reached the world with the gospel -
Now we fight over control and jurisdictions.
 
In the beginning we were proud to be Orthodox  -
Now this title is under "copyright" by a corrupted establishment.
 
In the beginning we called them brothers and sisters –
Now we divide them to "canonical" and "un-canonical".
 
What happened to our Orthodox Church?
What went so wrong?  Are we now blind?

Praise God, some Orthodox are still left just like in the beginning -
"The last will be first and the first will be last" (Matthew 20:16).