CHRIST IS EVERYTHING by St. John Chrysostomos

 

Excerpt from the Commentary

on the Gospel of St. Matthew (24:16-31, Homily 76)

by St. John Chrysostomos

Christ is Everything

I am your father,

I am your brother,

I am your bridegroom,

I am your home,

I am your sustenance,

I am your clothing,

I am your root,

I am your foundation,

Everything you want, I am.

You have need for nothing.

I will work for you,

I have come to serve and not be served.

I am your friend,

I am your members,

I am the head,

I am your brother,

I am your sister,

I am your mother,

I am all things.

Only abide in Me.

I have died for you.

I have been rejected for you.

I have been placed on the Cross for you,

I have been placed in the Tomb for you,

Above, I am before the Father for you,

Below, upon the Earth, I intercede for you before the Father.

You are everything to Me:

My brother,

My co-heir,

My friend,

My member.

What more do you want?