In My Heart Have I Hid Thy Sayings (Psalm 117/118) 1 | Orthodox Christian Cotton Tank TopBlessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that search out His testimonies; with their whole heart shall they seek after Him. For they that work iniquity have not walked in His ways. Thou hast enjoined Thy commandments, that we should keep them most diligently. Would that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I look on all Thy commandments. I will confess Thee with

- Abba Agathon

so the thought of death is the most necessary of all works

Rublev was inspired to make explicit the Trinitarian content of that fateful encounter with the Venerable Patriarch and his wife

to do the will of Him sending her to preach

I was thirsty and you gave me drink

The people who have departed and have suffered through this frightful hour are not present to reveal and describe it to us

Many who were present at the execution believed in Christ

Then Jesus sent the multitude away

for his camp is exceedingly great

The Chi Rho depicted here with the Greek letters Alpha and Omega is the “Chrismon of St Ambrose

The Church is

my beloved brethren