Contemplations – Page 12 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“For God, who produces and gives breath to people, desired that all should be equally matched… In His eyes, no one is a slave and no one is a master. For, if we all have the same Father, by an equal right we are all His children. No one is poor in God’s sight except the unrighteous. No one is rich except those who are filled with virtue.” – Lactantius

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“Your primal and great exemplary is the life of Christ the Lord, then the life of the saints who perfected their faith. You ought not to go with the flow so that you rise when people rise and fall when they fall. But abide in the Lord and do not let anyone cause you to stumble” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III

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“By faith the believer lives in joy- reassured, fearing not” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #bible #readings #lent #easter #blindman

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“This blind man is the human race. Therefore Christ came to illuminate, since the devil had blinded us.” – St. Augustine

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Wondrous are You, O Lord! We have felt You with us in every work, and so have surrendered our lives to You in trust. We fear nothing, and we fear no-one, for You are with us. You are the Hope of he who has no hope, and the Helper of he who has no helper.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III

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