Wednesday, January 09, 2008

I read this quote and wanted to share

"The Orthodox Church is the light of faith in the Word of God in the darkness of whimsical opinions...”

The phrase “the darkness of whimsical opinions” is a very compelling phrase to me.  FYI, it is from an interview of Met. Herman (http://www.oca.org/News.asp?ID=1415&SID=19) in describing the role of the Orthodox Church in the modern world.

The complete question and answer was “Q. How would you define the role of the Orthodox Church in the modern world?

A. The Orthodox Church is the light of faith in the Word of God in the darkness of whimsical opinions, the pillar of morality amidst the quicksand of relativist societies. Our purpose is to transform the modern world, rather than conform to it, as the Scripture tells us.