Concluding Letter

As I bring these letters to a close, I want to remind you of everything we have walked through together. We have looked at the history of the Church, its teachings, its worship, its sacraments, and its way of life. All of this is not man-made but comes from Christ and the Apostles, faithfully handed down through the generations.

The Orthodox Church is not simply one denomination among many—it is the same Church founded by Jesus Christ and built on the foundation of the Apostles (Ephesians 2:20). Its faith has remained unbroken, its worship unchanged, and its teaching preserved by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, just as Christ promised. “When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth” (John 16:13).

Everything we have spoken about—baptism, Communion, prayer, fasting, Scripture, Tradition, the saints, and the life of holiness—are not separate parts, but one whole life in Christ. The Orthodox Church is a family, the Body of Christ, where heaven and earth are united in worship, and where salvation is lived out each day in love, repentance, and grace.

I encourage you to keep seeking, keep asking questions, and keep praying. The Lord Himself said: “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). If you continue to seek Him with all your heart, He will guide you into the fullness of His truth.

Remember, the Orthodox Church is not far away. Its doors are always open, its prayers are always being offered, and its life is the same life of Christ passed down from the Apostles. As Saint Paul said: “Now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2).

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With love in Christ,
Fr. Charles

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