Syriac Christianity

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    The Undivided Light: The Holy Trinity | Introduction

    ByJobin

    A new series begins on Seeking Theosis this Wednesday.

    After Pentecost, the Church enters what is perhaps the most demanding season of all: the season of learning to live inside the mystery that has been fully given to us. That mystery is the Holy Trinity.

    “The Undivided Light: The Holy Trinity” is a Wednesday summer study walking through Trinitarian theology as received and expressed in the Oriental

    Orthodox tradition, through the voices of Ephrem the Syrian, Jacob of Serugh, Cyril of Alexandria, Severus of Antioch, and the liturgical prayers of the Malankara Qurbana.

    Seven posts. Seven Wednesdays. One mystery that is not a problem to be solved but a life to be received.

    The introductory post is up now.

    And if you think of it, please pray for the writer as this series gets underway.

    To read the full blog –

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    Day 1 – The Cloud Received Him

    ByJobin

    We begin today nine days of waiting, from the Ascension to Pentecost, and Seeking Theosis will be posting a short reflection for each of these days drawn from our Syriac Fathers and the liturgical tradition of our Church.

    Today’s reflection centres on a beautiful image from Jacob of Serugh: that when Christ ascended, He did not leave our humanity behind. He carried it with Him, wounds and all, to the right hand of the Father. The glorified Body that sits at the throne of the Majesty on high is still marked with the nails and the spear. Not as blemishes, but as glory.

    “He did not leave behind what He had taken from us.”

    That is the ground of our hope as we wait for the fire of Pentecost.

    You can read the full reflection here.

    Let us keep these nine days in prayer together.