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Here, too, a man needs a loftiness of mind far beyond my own littleness of spirit, if he is to correct this disorderly and unprofitable delight that ordinary people enjoy. He must try to divert their attention to something more useful, so that church people will follow and defer to him. He should not be governed by their desires. It is impossible to acquire this power except by these two qualities: contempt of praise and the force of eloquence. If either is lacking, the one left is made useless by the divorce from the other. If a preacher despises praise yet does not produce the kind of teaching which is “with grace, seasoned with salt,” he is despised by the people, and his sublime words accomplish nothing. And if he is eloquent but is a slave to the sound of applause, again an equal damage threatens both him and the people, because through his passion for praise he aims to speak more for the pleasure than the profit of his hearers. – St John Chrysostom #coptic #orthodox #churchfathers

Here, too, a man needs a loftiness of mind far beyond my own littleness of spirit, if he is to correct this disorderly and unprofitable delight that ordinary people enjoy. He must try to divert their attention to something more useful, so that church people will follow and defer to him. He should not be …

We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to become intimate with Him – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #ourrock

We pray not to inform God or instruct Him, but to become intimate with Him – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #ourrock

Look for Him who is above timethe Timeless the invisible who for our sake became visible. St. Ignatius of Antioch . . #merrychristmas #bestgift #thankyouGod #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy

Look for Him who is above time—the Timeless, the invisible, who for our sake became visible.— St. Ignatius of Antioch . . #merrychristmas #bestgift #thankyouGod #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy

Look for Him who is above time—the Timeless, the invisible, who for our sake became visible.— St. Ignatius of Antioch . . #merrychristmas #bestgift #thankyouGod #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy

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We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to become intimate with Him – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #ourrock

We pray not to inform God or instruct Him, but to become intimate with Him – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #ourrock

Look for Him who is above timethe Timeless the invisible who for our sake became visible. St. Ignatius of Antioch . . #merrychristmas #bestgift #thankyouGod #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy

Look for Him who is above time—the Timeless, the invisible, who for our sake became visible.— St. Ignatius of Antioch . . #merrychristmas #bestgift #thankyouGod #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy

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