Comments on: Israel: Ethiopian-Coptic Dispute in Jerusalem

By: Asteraye Haddis

Asteraye Haddis — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:20:01 +0000

I enjoyed reading the article. It really gave me how Ethiopian
monks lived with such spiritual dedication and earthly dispossession
like their bretherens in many similar orthodox Christian monastries
across the whole of Ethiopia. They give us a profound message how
to abandon our crass materialism and secular hustling and bustling
to rededicate ourselves in pursuit of the truth, the eternal life which is
Jesus Christ. They really practically teach Chritins how to abandon
this transient and temporary earthly life through spiritual and religious
dedication to get the eternal life in Heaven as true sons of God. Thank you
for really chronicling the story to give me a special critical Christian self reassesment

By: Kaaren Morris

Kaaren Morris — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:45:57 +0000

I went to the church of the Holy Sepulchre to pray, but found it difficult as it so busy and there are not many places you can pray where there isnt either a tour guide talking or someone taking photos even in the chapel allocated for prayer, so a monk offered me to sit in a confessional and pray and as much as i was touched by his offer i didnt think this would quite cut it for me, so then i meandered up to the roof top via the Ethiopian chapels and there at last i could pray and read my bible. I was so impressed with the Ethiopian monks they completely left me to it, no one asked me for money or tried to sell me something. I was touched by their humility. Its a great pity that there is conflict between denominations, according to the bible God dwells where there is unity! surely that is more important than who owns which space! at the end of the day no one actually owns anything! everything comes from God.

By: Sasser

Sasser — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:51:55 +0000

Quite good topic

By: mrlonely

mrlonely — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:42:57 +0000

thanks.. good blog!