Life's Reflections

The Karmic Patterns and Rebirth - Is it for all? The simple idea is that when you start walking according to God's will, everything will be in place, whether it is karmic pattern or not. Yes, it is only for some, the karmic pattern and re-births, everyone doesn't have another birth. There is no benefit in believing so. People are born into different religions or ideology according to their nature and need, naturally. God does not create any religion. People create according to their needs. Then God may interfere so that Satan's should not take control. Once I heard a lady saying, we are Christians, and we don't have reincarnations. Strangely, instead of saying we don't believe, she said Christians don't have... That is when this thought struck me...And every time I started to pay attention to each individual, I found that this is truer. When the world is full of variety, people are foolishly, constantly fighting to become one and same, which is the reason for a...

Grade 3 Sunday School Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church (Northeast American Diocese) Notes and Activities Lesson 1: Theosis Kurielaison means Lord have mercy. Theosis means growing in the likeness of God.  Through Holy Qurbana we receive the body and the blood of Jesus Christ.  There are six diptychs in Holy Qurbana. Lesson 2:Trusting in God Israel fought against Canon. Deborah and Barak fought for Israel. Jabin is the king of Canon. Sisera is the commander of King Jabin's army. Israel won the battle. Jesus heals the paralyzed man in Capernaum. His friends carried him to Jesus. They get him to Jesus through the rooftop. He was healed.  Peter called out to Jesus while Jesus was walking on the water. With faith in Jesus Peter was able to walk on water though he was afraid. Sin means doing ungrateful things. Lesson 3: The World to Come In the parable of the Sower seed means the word of the god. In rocky soil seeds didn't grow because they developed no roots. In good soil seed...