Being human, this is not always easy to do, and St. Paul, in today’s Epistle, warns us about those who bring divisions into the human community, “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock. And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the disciples away after them” (Acts 20:29-30). Our Lord, however, has left us the guidance of the Holy Spirit, “the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. (John 16:13)” How do we know the face of Christ? The Church guides us to the truth, as we see in today’s feast of the Council of Nicea I, which clearly taught us who Christ is – the Son of God, of one essence with the Father, and whose image therefore can deify each and every human being. This is the glory of God, this is unity with God, this is unity with one another, this is peace and mercy, this is life, this is what the feast today is about, so that in everything we might say, “Glory to Jesus Christ!”

Meditation by Archpriest David Petras

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