S.T.A.R.E.

Fr. Joseph provides a practical, step-by-step guide to completely transforming your experience of the liturgy using the acronym "BREAD OF LIFE". Discover how to actively engage in the ultimate spiritual exchange, leaving behind your earthly struggles to receive God's infinite grace and eternal life. Fr. Joseph Abraham – February 25, 2024   Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph meditates on the virtue of humility. Christ humbled Himself by becoming human, living among us, and sacrificing Himself to save us. That’s the ultimate humility. This virtue is our best remedy. It’s this kind of humility that defeats the enemy and makes him powerless. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – February 4, 2024Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph meditates on the concept of love and explains that there are 4 levels of love, according to St. Bernard of Clairvaux.The 4 levels are:Loving oneself for the sake of oneselfLoving God because of His providenceLoving God for God’s sakeLoving oneself for God’s sakeTune in to hear the details of each level and how we can achieve those levels in our own relationship with God.Fr. Joseph Abraham – January 28, 2024Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org  Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph mediates on the concept of “come and see” and putting love to the test. When we surrender ourselves to the love of Christ, we can begin to feel the joy and peace that only comes through being in union with Him. The more we feel His love, the more we are eager to do His will, like fasting and prayer, acting in humility with others, loving our enemies, etc. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – January 21, 2024Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph meditates on finding hope in the darkness. He illustrates this in several examples where we are called to find hope in the darkest times by walking through the path and not running from it, by seeking the light of Christ, and by moving forward in love, no matter how difficult it may be. We must lean on our hope in Christ to be able to conquer any darkness that meets our path. Tune in to hear more. Fr. Joseph Abraham – January 14, 2024Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph meditates on the intent to find Truth. When the Maggi seek Christ, even though they are gentiles, they do so at the expense of completely changing their life. When they saw the Truth in Christ, they knelt down and worshiped Him. We must ask ourselves if we seek the Truth with all our heart or do we ignore it when it wants to change us, purify us, refine us. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – January 7, 2024Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

The scriptures call Christ The Dayspring from on high and The Sun of righteousness. That means He is The East—the direction of our orientation. Fr. Joseph meditates on what it spiritually means to look towards the east. Using the acronym STARE, we learn to orient our lives towards sacrifice, transformation, anticipation, remembrance, and elevation.Fr. Joseph Abraham – December 31, 2023Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph mediates on the mercy and love of God and how we should emulate His mercy when we approach justice with others. And while we often mistake mercy for tolerance that conflicts with righteousness. Instead, we must stand in truth with compassion, that is the mercy that we should offer others. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – December 24, 2023Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org  Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph explains that God desires and needs us, and that He is waiting for us to reciprocate this desire and need for Him. We can do this by offering our whole heart, through serving others, offering our time and effort, using our talents to shine His light to the world. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – December 19, 2023Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org

Fr. Joseph meditates on another holy family, Zachariah, Elizabeth, and John. He explains that they displayed their holiness in their steadfast faith, their prayers, their trust and patience in God’s will. Our holiness should be shown in every aspect of our life, and as a family, we must worship together, praise, fast, read scriptures, and be faithful together. Tune in to hear more.Fr. Joseph Abraham – December 10, 2023Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org Christ the Savior American Coptic Orthodox ChurchDiocese of Los Angeleswww.thegoodsavior.org