Contemplations – Page 375 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

When a king founds a city if it is attacked by bandits from the carelessness of its citizens he certainly does not neglect it but avenges and reclaims it for the sake of his own honor. How much more did God the Word of the all-good Father refuse to let humans his work go to corruption. He blotted out their death by the offering of his own body and corrected their neglect by his own teaching restoring all that was theirs by his own power – St Athanasius . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #coptic #orthodox #holy50

When a king founds a city, if it is attacked by bandits from the carelessness of its citizens, he certainly does not neglect it, but avenges and reclaims it, for the sake of his own honor. How much more did God the Word of the all-good Father refuse to let humans, his work, go to corruption. He blotted out their death by the offering of his own body, and corrected their neglect by his own teaching, restoring all that was theirs by his own power – St Athanasius . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #coptic #orthodox #holy50

When a king founds a city, if it is attacked by bandits from the carelessness of its citizens, he certainly does not neglect it, but avenges and reclaims it, for the sake of his own honor. How much more did God the Word of the all-good Father refuse to let humans, his work, go to …