“The Lord’s promise to us that we would tread over all the power of the enemy is a promise full of power and comfort, which removes fear from the heart. The church so appreciates this divine promise, that it put it at the end of the thanksgiving prayer in order that we may mention it …
“The only honour which befits God is not in burning sacrifice, but by offering thanksgiving to Him through hymns and praises, because He created us.” -St. Yustinus The Martyr . #Sacrifice #PraiseHim #Thanksgiving #CopticOrthodox #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings
“What may not the hearts of believers promise themselves as the gift of God’s grace, when for their sake God’s only Son, co-eternal with the Father, was not content only to be born as Man from human stock but even died at the hands of the men He had created?” St Augustine #betterhope #drawneartoGod #throughChrist …
Most of Scripture speaks to us; the Psalms speak for us. St Athanasius . . #psalms #prayer #praise #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #holybible #scripture
Matthew 10:37 . . “When God commands you to love Him; He shows above everything that He loves you.” – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #lovinghimaboveall
