Affliction brings blessings. To accept affliction for God’s sake is a genuine act of holiness; for true love is tested by adversities. Without affliction, virtue has not been tested St Mark the Ascetic . . #happyfeastofthecross #coptic #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #cross #affliction #godslove
“If you see a man pure and humble, that is a great vision. For what is greater than such a vision, to see the invisible God in a visible man?” – St. Pachomious #christianity #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #lent
“There is no knowledge of God’s secret on a full stomach.” – St. Isaac the Syrian #christianity #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #lent
