"Elizaveta Iurievna Kuzmina-Karavaeva Skobtsova, later known as Mother Maria, was a Russian Orthodox religious thinker, poet and artist. Her multi-faceted legacy includes articles, poems, art, and drama. In the 1910s she was part of the literary milieu of St. Petersburg and was a member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party. She fled Russia soon after the Bolsheviks' takeover and lived in Paris, where she became a nun. In 1935, she participated in organizing the so-called Orthodox Action, which was designed to help Russian immigrants in France. She and her fellow-workers from Orthodox Action opened a house for homeless and sick immigrants in Paris. During the Nazi occupation of the city, the house was transformed into a refuge for Jews and displaced persons. Mother Maria and her son were arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and died in the Ravensbruck camp in Germany. Mother Maria's selfless devotion to people and her death as a martyr will never be forgotten. In 2004, the Holy Synod confirmed the glorification of Mother Maria." - from Columbia University Libraries Special Collection link

Jesus and the Pearl

Today, a simple rest from reading and thinking.  Grab an icon, a chair, a candle and your laptop.  Just listen to the Orthodox Chants I threw on this widget.  Let peace, stillness and love enter your every pore...from our Beloved Jesus...to you.  Blessed listening.  Why not imagine Jesus sitting with you and Him reaching into His Divine heart and bringing forth a pearl of Great Price.  Then Him placing it in your heart.  Receive the Kingdom.  As one who is in love with caring for the poor and disenfranchised, then, share this pearl from your heart - in your visualization - with all the poor, suffering, and alone you can imagine.


Peace,

Tom +

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