There would be no need for sermons if our lives were shining; there would be no need for words if we bore witness with our deeds; there would be no more pagans if we were true Christians. – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #letourlivesshine #witnesswithourdeeds #servinghim
“When the Savior says to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you,” he addresses this to humankind in general. For those who believe in him, being healed of the diseases of the soul, will receive forgiveness of the sins which they formerly committed. He may also mean this: “I must heal your soul before I …
“If you pray… if you love… if you suffer, then you are a human being. But if you pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, love the one who hates you, and endure hardships with patience and hope, then you are a human being in whom Christ dwells” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III …
How long shall we love riches? For I shall not cease exclaiming against them: for they are the cause of everything. How long do we not get our fill of this insatiable desire? What is the good of gold? I am astonished at the thing! There is some enchantment in the business, that gold and …
“God has created all people spiritually equal. Every person has the same propensity for good and evil. Every peson has the same choice, as to whether to obey God or to defy Him. Yet in other ways, we are very unequal. Some people are highly intelligent, while others have feeble intellects. Some people are physically …
