The Prodigal Son’s Father

Day 15 - The Father gives us an example of God's love and compassion while showing us a way to live our lives.
Music: Hrashapar by Vazkenian Seminarians at Lake Sevan and the Bricklayers Beautiful Daughter by William Ackerman.
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The Prodigal Son

Day 14 - Looking at the true sin of the Prodigal Son and finding him in each of us. The uses and abuses of the gifts God has given us.
Part 1 of 3 dedicated to the Parable;
St. Nersess Shnorhali Prayer 3/24;
Music: "Lifebeats" (A Passion Play) by Jethro Tull;
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Foundations for Dreaming

Day 13 - More than a history lesson, Second Ecumenical Council is remembered and offered as a lesson on solid foundation for faith. Faith without works has another side: works without faith, which is essential for making dreams come true.
St. Nersess Shnorhali Prayer, Hour#5/24;
Music: "Underyalt" by the Vazkenian Seminarians at Lake Sevan; "Reflection" by Oystein Sevag.
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Sin

Day 12 - What is sin? A look at the nature of sin and how we address it in Armodoxy. Thermodynamics, archery and a Cherokee story are part of this sin-ful meditation.
Music: Arevakal by the Seminaries of the Vazkenian Monastery at Lake Sevan;
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More Important than God

Day 11 - Meditation on Matthew 5 - Jesus points to something more important than God and demands that we leave God in pursuit of that harmony.
Music: Park ee Partzountz by the Seminaries of the Vazkenian Monastery at Lake Sevan and Pachelbel's Canon In D
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The Measure of Forgiveness

Day 10 - Reflections on Matthew 5-6 - Forgiveness is conditional: depending on our ability to forgive others. The burden of forgiveness is not on God but on us.
Music: Hayr Mer by the Seminaries of the Vazkenian Monastery at Lake Sevan;
Music: Pavane (Fauré) by Jethro Tull;
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Listening

Day 9 - Time to listen as well as a time not to listen. Learning that the heart has receptors, for hearing, seeing and all of our senses.
Music: Medzatzoutzeh by the Seminaries of the Vazkenian Monastery at Lake Sevan and the "Lark and the Thrush";
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Judgment

Day 8 - Removing planks from our own eye (Matthew 7) allows us to see the wonders of God all around us.
Prayer by St. Nersess #22/24;
Song: This Clearness of Light by William Ackerman;
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Expulsion Sunday

Day 7 - A reminder of how sin enters into our lives and prevents us from experiencing the best of life and the fullness of God's love.
Prayer: St. Nersess Shnorhali 5/24;
Background: Lifebeats (A Passion Play) by Jethro Tull;
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Facilitating the Vision

Day 6 - Remembering Saint Sahag Barthev as the facilitator of the evangelical dream. Finding partnership with friends and Christ to actualize the big dream of God's Kingdom.
Prayer from St. Nersess Shnorhali 11/24;
Song: "Hymn" by Armen Donelian;
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Intense Fasting – Fasting beyond the food

Day 5 - Step it up a notch. You made it through your fist week, stay on track. Be encouraged by accomplishments and challenged by faults. Focus on the real purpose, and find Love as the means and the answer to your journey.
Music: "Arevakal" by the students of the Vazkenian Seminary at Lake Sevan.
Prayer by St. Nersess Shnorhali, verse 9/24.
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Giving

Day 4 - In the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 6) Jesus gives specific instructions for giving. Along with fasting and praying, giving gives us an opportunity to strip down to the bare essentials. There is an artificial balance between giving and receiving which is disrupted by Jesus’ instruction to give, where unconditional means forgetting the self and losing the ego.
Music: “Arevakal” by the Seminarians at the Vazkenian Monastery at Lake Sevan;
Prayer by St. Nersess Shnorhali, verse 19/24;
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Prayer

Day 3 - Prayer as conversation not only with God. As St. Grigor Naregatzi reminds us, prayer comes from the heart – finding tools to actualize our dreams. Instructions on prayer from the Gospel of St. Matthew 6.
Music: “Arevakal” by Seminarians of the Vazkenian Monastery at Lake Sevan;
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Fasting

Day 2 - The rules for fasting. Why Fast? Making an inventory of what is truly necessary in Life.
Music: "Arevakal" by the Vazkenian Seminarians at Lake Sevan;
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The Opportunity of Lent

Day 1 - Reflection on the three areas of the Lenten Journey - Alms Giving, Fasting and Prayer. Set your goal for the next 40 days – it’s between you and God.
Music - "Arevakal" Vazkenian Seminarians at Lake Sevan
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