“I cannot persuade myself that without love to others, and without, as far as rests with me, peaceableness towards all, I can be called a worthy servant of Jesus Christ.” – St. Basil the Great #love #dailyreading #saviour #servant #coptic #copticorthodox
“But let every one have the spirit of Mary, so that he may rejoice in the Lord. If according to the flesh there is one mother of Christ, yet, according to faith, Christ is the fruit of all. For every soul receives the word of God if only he be unspotted and free from sin, …
“Whoever sanctifies the Lord in his heart, does not fear men but God, and whoever fears God, not men, sanctifies God in his heart.” – Fr. Tadros Malaty #sanctifythelordinyourhearts #hope #fearofGod #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“It is those lacking endurance who, in their ignorance, impetuously hurry on to seize what they have not yet been given, failing to realize that “one day in the eyes of the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as a single day” (Psalm 90:4). But he, who by enduring patiently has …
“When tempted to plunge into sin say to yourself, ‘Fool, do you not know you are carrying God around in you?’” St. Augustine #templeofGod #HolySpirit #Godsdwelling #holy #coptic #orthodox #kiahk #dailyreadings
