Why I Say "Yes" to Christ

by Steven Christoforou

We see the world as it was meant to be in the light of Christ’s victory over death. We see it in the fragrant, myrrh-streaming bones of the saints. We see it in the transformed lives of the saints, whose every word and deed radiates the reality of the Resurrection. We see it in the acts of love, great and small, which sustain an otherwise dry and barren world.

And I see it in my own life, which makes far more sense in Christ than apart from Him. So I say “yes” to Christ because no temporary pleasure can compare to the eternal joy of the Resurrection; because, no matter my doubts and struggles, the same unfading Light shines through the darkness. And the darkness will not overtake it.

Steven Christoforou is the Director of the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. See his podcast at: Be the Bee.