“The girding of our loins signifies the readiness of the mind to work hard in every thing praiseworthy. Those who apply themselves to bodily labours and are engaged in strenuous toil have their loins girded. The lamp apparently represents the wakefulness of the mind and intellectual cheerfulness. We say that the human mind is awake …
“Let God be your pathfinder, and approach Him with all your trust, desire and hopes. He will never fail you if you depend on Him.” – St. Archdeacon Habib Girgis #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #prayer #prayerlife
‘The deeds of mercy are the seeds of the coming harvest. He, who is misery when sawing, will also harvest miserly. Where also he who saws plentifully will likewise harvest plentifully. He who does not sow anything will not profit anything’ – St Augustine #coptic #orthodoxy #pray#preach #copticorthodox #harvest
