Category: Contemplations

“So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.” Deuteronomy 8:3 . “Love …

“With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26 . “In the life with God, there is nothing that is impossible; there is hope whatever the sin, whatever the hardship, and however difficult the matter may seem.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III

“Return to Me, and I will return to you,” Says the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 3:7 . “God accepts and welcomes anyone who has become wicked to the greatest extreme and chooses to return towards the path of holiness. He does everything to restore such people to their former position. But God shows an even …

“Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” – Mark 10:21 . “It was well to say to him, “You will have treasure in heaven”, and not “eternal life”, as He is speaking about the …

“This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” Mark 9:29 . “As healthy eyes naturally aspire to light, so the soul of the person observing a reasonable fast, naturally aspires to prayer. When you will fast then your mind will aspire and wish to converse with God.” St Isaac the Syrian