If Christ had promised you this world’s goods, by all means be angry at an unbeliever doing well for himself. What did he promise you? Eternal happiness when the dead rise again, and in this life his own lot. I repeat, the road he took; and do you, a servant, a disciple, despise what your …
“Do you see how nothing, even the smallest thing, escapes the gaze of God?” – St. Basil the Great #dailyreading #copticorthodox #christianity #coptic
“God has shown how close He is to those who are willing to endure trials for His sake, and who do not abandon virtue out of cowardice because of the suffering involved.” – St. Peter of Damaskos #copticorthodox #orthodox #dailyreading #suffering #sight #faith
