“God does rescue the holy from affliction, but He does so not by rendering them untested but by blessing them with endurance.”- St. Basil the Great #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #christianity #jonah #loveofgod
“Great are You, O Lord, and great is your power; of your wisdom there is no counting.” – St. Augustine #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #christianity #miracles #givethanks
“Parents, wives, children, will have to be left behind, for God’s sake. In the same manner, therefore, we maintain that the other announcements too refer to the condition of martyrdom. “He” says Jesus, “who will value his own life also more than me, is not worthy of me” . – St Tertullian of Carthage . …