By enduring the present afflictions with courage, while having no experience, God will grant you the possibility to endure any thing that – God forbids — would probably happen against your will. Therefore, if you seek heaven, and [your] concern [is] the life to come, nothing would ever harm you. Even the hosts of darkness …
Our foundation was set before the world was established, according to the words of the apostle Paul, saying: “No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid” (11); As it is also written: “He gave birth to me before the fountains of water, and the mountains, before He creates the depths, and all …
“There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.” – St. Augustine #christianity #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #humility
