Redeeming The Time

This is what we are celebrating during the time of Pascha: “As One Who loveth Mankind, desiring to save from deception all whom Thou hast created, Thou didst endure to be nailed to the Cross, O Saviour, that by Thy flesh Thou mightest restore Thine image, which was buried under the passions; and having cast down hades, Thou didst arise, and the dead with Thee” (from the Canon of the Myrrh-Bearers, Ode VII). Understanding this hymn means applying it to everything in our daily life. Acting on this knowledge, with is resonating in the soul, will give us energy to overcome everything.