“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4 . “Neither is there is any other cause of the Incarnation except this alone: He saw us bowed down to the ground, perishing, tyrannized by death and He had mercy.” St. John Chrysostom #TheIncarnation #JesusisLifeandLight #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.” 3 John 1:11 . “A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, …
“…hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.” – Romans 8:24-25 . So that you may know that you do not stand alone facing the struggles and dangers, but …
“And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.” John 10:4 . “The Lord has gone before His sheep to the pasture of the Cross and of sufferings so that the sheep would not fear the road leading to Golgotha. Therefore, they …
“Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility” 1Peter 5:5 . “Blessed the one who continually humbles himself willingly; he will be crowned by the One who willingly humbled himself for our sake.” St Ephraim the Syrian #humility #submission #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
