Why Do you Seek the Living Among the Dead Part 5- Numbness that Kills: Avoiding Escaping Our Pain
May 26, 2025 • Fr Paul Girguis
So many of us are silently escaping — not just from stress or pain, but from God Himself. In this raw and deeply personal talk, Fr. Paul exposes the hidden ways we numb our souls: overworking, over-serving, doom scrolling, even “good” habits that keep us from sitting with our wounds in Christ’s presence.
✨ You’ll hear:
The difference between behavior modification and real heart transformation
How modern escapes are our spiritual tombs
Why the Prodigal Son, Jonah, and the Samaritan Woman all reflect our internal running
St. Moses’s piercing warning: “He who flees from tribulation flees from God.”
St. Ephrem’s healing reminder: “Bring yourself to God not as you ought to be, but as you are.”
📖 “By His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5) – not by avoiding our wounds, but by letting the Cross touch them.
Don’t just manage your pain. Let Christ heal it.
🙌 Come as you are. Bring the mess. Let Jesus transform it.
✨ You’ll hear:
The difference between behavior modification and real heart transformation
How modern escapes are our spiritual tombs
Why the Prodigal Son, Jonah, and the Samaritan Woman all reflect our internal running
St. Moses’s piercing warning: “He who flees from tribulation flees from God.”
St. Ephrem’s healing reminder: “Bring yourself to God not as you ought to be, but as you are.”
📖 “By His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5) – not by avoiding our wounds, but by letting the Cross touch them.
Don’t just manage your pain. Let Christ heal it.
🙌 Come as you are. Bring the mess. Let Jesus transform it.