Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Fading from the Light
The sun is setting in your eyes I can see it on your face. Your head is bowed And your back low. The brightness of your Illumination Is...
HOLY SILENCE
Reflections from a Journey into God with the Prayer of the Eastern Christian Contemplative Tradition
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
Suffer the Middle Thing
You are the Alpha and the Omega. I trust you are behind me I trust you are ahead of me. It's this middle thing We call life That I don't...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Jul 15, 2021
- 1 min
This Life I Give to You
With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
Heal Me, O Silence
I try to understand How it is That You are So near to me? I want to know why? I want to know how? But why do I want to know? Is it so...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Jun 19, 2021
- 1 min
Fire and Water that Breathes
You fill me With Divine Love You surround me With Divine Fire You sustain me With Divine Waters You lead me With Divine Light I am not...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- May 8, 2021
- 1 min
The Life-Giving Spring
Mary, Most Holy, and Mother of my God. My model, My refuge, and My love. I seek, and With humility, I ask To approach your Life-Giving...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Apr 23, 2021
- 1 min
Living or Dying Water?
Empty and loveless is the world founded by man, Built for his own edification. Angry and hopeless is the world fueled by man, Possessed...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Praying in the Rain
Head bowed And hair soaked, My fingers grasp The woolen rope on my hand. Ebb of sin Flow of prayer, My mind in heart The knots move my...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Dawn of the Light of Knowledge
"Your birth, O Christ our God, dawned the light of knowledge upon the earth. For by Your birth those who adored stars were taught by a...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
Peace Required
In order for a person to serve others authentically, they must first be at peace with God and themselves. An icon of Moses at the Burning...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Get Rid of All Obstacles
During this time of isolation, I encourage you to learn more about your inner life with God. If you do so in all earnest, you will taste...