15. A blessed married couple
Morning
Prayer
Before the sun had
risen Sophia with her husband, Vangelis were kneeling and praying to their
divine God. With devoutness and
childish trust in their heavenly Father, they were begging Him to bless their
house and flood their humble souls with the grace of the Holy Spirit. They both
loved their God so much that every time they mentioned His holy name their eyes
filled with tears of love, joy and gratitude.
This blessed couple
believed that the more they put their Creator in their lives, the more love
they would have for each other but also for all their fellow men.
When they married
they had decided together to start each day with prayer, so that God would
bless their every activity. Ever
since their first child was born, they began praying even earlier in the
morning. Before the break of dawn
both of them were in front of the holy iconostasis to thank God for all the
gifts that He gave them and especially for their children.