6/28/2021 - Depths of the Heart

6/28/2021 - offered by Marianna Muradyan 

Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart

from St. Gregory Narekatsi, 41  

Son of the living God, blessed in all things,1
whose awesome birth by your Father passes
all understanding,
for whom nothing is impossible,2
before the dawning of the uneclipsed rays of the mercy of your glory
sins melt away, demons flee, transgressions are erased,
bindings are cut and chains undone.
The dead are born again, infirmities are cured,
wounds are healed, corruption is cleansed,
sadness withdraws, sighs retreat,
darkness flees, fog departs,
twilight vanishes, darkness lifts, the night passes,
alarm is banished, evil is destroyed, despair is exiled.
And your omnipotent hand rules, redeemer of all.

You who came not to destroy our mortal souls, but to give them life,3
forgive my countless wrongs with your abundant mercy.
For you alone are in heaven beyond words, and on earth beyond understanding,
in the substance of existence unto the ends of the earth,
the beginning of everything and the completion of
everything in all ways, blessed in the highest.
Glory forever to you
with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

6/21/2021 - Thank You ...

6/21/2021 - offered by Taleen Marcarian

Lord, thank you for once again bringing this wonderful Bible Study group together.
As we finish today, thank you for walking with us and Father Vazken throughout this hour.
Thank you for your love that you have revealed to us,
And for the love that we share together.

We pray for all the words and thoughts that you have sown into our hearts today.
Please watch over them and protect them so they may they take root and produce things of beauty and great blessings to many.
May we always be alert to your promptings
And live in your endless love.
May your love and grace follow each of us as we return to our daily lives, refreshed and blessed by you.
We ask all this in the precious name of Jesus.

Amen

6/7/2021 - Heavenly Father, be with us

6/7/2021 - offered by Dorothea Soghomonian

Dear Father in Heaven, we praise You for this gathering of your servants tonight, that You may better show and teach us Your ways of loving others and speaking Your word in our lives.

Thank you for providing this forum throughout the past year, full of trials and challenges for us all.

We ask for special blessing upon all of those who have given us help and hope, through their works and commitment to others – the medical personnel, the teachers, the volunteers in every area we can imagine – everyone who has dedicated and sacrificed in some way so that we may all survive.

We thank Fr. Vazken and his support system, for providing us the spiritual guidance throughout this time, so that we all know that You, Dear Lord, will never abandon us.

Blessed Lord, be with the souls who have departed from us in this life to go to join You in Your Kingdom. Bring peace and comfort to the families who have suffered loss and illness during this time.

Heavenly Father, be with us during this time as we now start to renew our former lives. Let us live to serve you and to spread Your promises, so that one day we shall all be a part of Your glorious Kingdom.

In Jesus’ precious name, anun Hor yev Vortvo, yev Hokvoyn Srpo. Amen.