“Nothing is more powerful than meekness. For as fire is extinguished by water, so a mind inflated by anger is subdued by meekness. By meekness we practice and make known our virtue, and also cause the indignation of our brother to cease, and deliver his mind from perturbation.” – St John Chrysostom . . #meek …
Afflictions for God’s sake are dearer to Him than any prayer of sacrifice- St Isaac the Syrian . . #martyr #feastofstabanoub #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy
“He who has loved God has first loved his brother, for the second is a proof of the first.” – St. John Climacus #coptic #orthodox #copticorthodox #dailyreading #serving #christianity #gospel
