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(Source: the April 29 meditation at "Word from the Desert -- Meditations on the Orthodox Life from the Early Church Fathers, Ascetics, Saints and Righteous").
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Forgotten lentils
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"Another old man came to see one of the fathers, who cooked a few lentils and said to him, 'Let us say a few prayers,' and the first one completed the whole Psalter, and the other brother recited the two great Prophets by heart. When morning came, the visitor went away, and they forgot the food."
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What a story...
ReplyDeleteThis is something that we call "Adas Daal" in Farsi!
The lentils are so small and such a beautiful color. Hard to imagine that they are actually food. Nice "food for though." Maybe your comments point to the source of that saying!
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GDP
Very fine lesson, Dina. A nice reminder that we need our spiritual food as much as our earthly food.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture - A lovely shade of orange!
ReplyDeleteThis picture makes the lentils look very enticing and makes one want to fill the pot and cook them!
Adira
Hi Dina! Interesting post...
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an interesting thought - lentils are a favorite in our house (when there is nothing elsr in the pot, that is!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful lesson.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo, Dina. The tones of the lentils are beautiful.
Food for the soul, both in the lentils and the meditation.
We didn't forget them - I just made red lentils for dinner last night, and we scarfed down the entire pot :).
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I love lentils! They probably were not hungry enough (just kidding)
ReplyDeleteGolden lentils for a golden lesson....
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