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“The soul which has the true fear groans saying ‘I will sing of mercy and justice; to you O lord I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh when will You come to me?’ (Ps. 101: 1) She walks in a perfect way so she does not fear for love casts out fear. When the Bridegroom comes to her arms she fears but she feels secure. She fears not to be thrown in Hades but to be without sin lest her Bridegroom forsakes her.” St. Augustine . . . “There is one who fears lest he is whipped;

“The soul, which has the true fear groans saying, ‘I will sing of mercy and justice; to you O lord, I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me?’ (Ps. 101: 1). She walks in a perfect way, so she does not fear, for love casts out fear. When the Bridegroom comes to her arms, she fears but she feels secure. She fears not to be thrown in Hades, but to be without sin lest her Bridegroom forsakes her.” -St Augustine . . . “There is one who fears lest he is whipped; this is the fear of the slaves. There is one who fears lest he loses; this is the fear of the servants. There is one who fears lest he offends someone; this is the fear of the righteous.” -St. Philoxenus #ChristIsRisen #TrulyHeIsRisen #HolyFifty #LoveCastsOutFear #Love #Fear #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers

“The soul, which has the true fear groans saying, ‘I will sing of mercy and justice; to you O lord, I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me?’ (Ps. 101: 1). She walks in a perfect way, so she does not fear, for love …

Just as when a great prince enters into a great city no enemy or robber now attacks it because the prince has taken up residence in one of the houses; so it is in the case of the Prince of All Mankind. – St. Athanasius #greater #orthodox #coptic #world #dailyreading

“Just as when a great prince enters into a great city, no enemy or robber now attacks it because the prince has taken up residence in one of the houses; so it is in the case of the Prince of All Mankind.” – St. Athanasius #greater #orthodox #coptic #world #dailyreading

“Just as when a great prince enters into a great city, no enemy or robber now attacks it because the prince has taken up residence in one of the houses; so it is in the case of the Prince of All Mankind.” – St. Athanasius #greater #orthodox #coptic #world #dailyreading

“Wherefore the man who lives in love reaps life from God and while yet in this world he even now breathes the air of the resurrection.” St Isaac the Syrian #Faith #Love #loveoneanother #Godscommandment #HolyFifty #ChristisRisen #TrulyHeisRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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Just as when a great prince enters into a great city no enemy or robber now attacks it because the prince has taken up residence in one of the houses; so it is in the case of the Prince of All Mankind. – St. Athanasius #greater #orthodox #coptic #world #dailyreading

“Just as when a great prince enters into a great city, no enemy or robber now attacks it because the prince has taken up residence in one of the houses; so it is in the case of the Prince of All Mankind.” – St. Athanasius #greater #orthodox #coptic #world #dailyreading

“Wherefore the man who lives in love reaps life from God and while yet in this world he even now breathes the air of the resurrection.” St Isaac the Syrian #Faith #Love #loveoneanother #Godscommandment #HolyFifty #ChristisRisen #TrulyHeisRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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