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Practical Resources for Living the Orthodox Faith
Practical Resources for Living the Orthodox Faith
As a mother with small children, I know first hand how difficult it can be to have small children during services. I also have found some of the greatest joys of my life standing in worship with my precious family, hearing my children singing the hymns, and joyfully participating in the services. I’ve found a few things along the way that have helped us during services, so I wanted to pass these ideas along in case you may find them helpful.
Many Orthodox faithful burn incense in their homes when they pray before their icons. This smoke of the incense reminds us that our prayers are rising to God and are a sweet smelling fragrance to Him. Revelation 8:4 says “The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.” This is an ancient practice and it can be a wonderful addition to your daily prayers, filling your home with the sweet smell of prayer
As a mother of 3 small children, sickness comes up every now and then. But how ought we care for our children spiritually when they are sick? My perspective changed on how we ought to approach sickness with a Christian perspective, particularly sickness of children, after reading the Canon to the Lord for Sick Children. Read more...
In order to consistently read the scriptures or daily saints with my children, I’ve found that having a cookbook stand with either the Bible or a Saint book that lives on the table has helped tremendously!
As apart of our homeschool routine, we say prayers together before we begin. These are some of my favorite morning prayer/student Orthodox prayers. I wanted something beautiful we could hang up so the prayers were easy to find and pray together. Another aspect that was very important to me was that my children has a way of visually tracking their various tasks throughout the way.