From the Psalms “God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us” - Ps 117:27 (118:27 in English versions) «Θεὸς Κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν» (Ψαλμ. ΡΙΗ᾽ 27) Throughout every Service of the Orthodox Church are scattered verses from the Psalms. At the beginning of every Matins (Orthros) Service, the Orthodox faithful proclaim with the Psalmist: “God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us; blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Ps 117:27,26). This simple yet profound phrase is the core of Christian teaching: God has indeed revealed Himself to us. This is what [...]