”Troubles are usually the brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man’s fortune.” – St. Basil . . #goodwillcomefrombad #glorywillcomefromsuffering #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Believe me when I say, I have never been so sure of my heart in peace time as in the times of persecution. For I have confidence that if I should die while suffering for Christ and being strengthened by His mercy, I will find still greater mercy with Him.” – St. Athanasius the Apostolic …
“We see in a moment that the hardness of the ground causes the seed on the pathways to be snatched away. A pathway always is hard and untilled, because it is exposed to every one’s feet. It does not admit any seed into it, but it lies rather upon the surface, ready for any birds …
“Let us imitate him so that we may be “without sin” like him, so that “we may approach with confidence the throne of his grace” in the hour of retribution. “Let us obtain his mercy,” for instance, through prayers, so that he may be with us in the hour of our fight with the devil.” …
“Whoever has been called to eternal life ought to resemble the Incorruptible. For this reason, let our whole life be springtime; let the Truth within us never grow old.” – St. Clement of Alexandria #coptic #dailyreading #heaven #orthodox
