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How long, O Lord? Will You forget me?

Psalm 121 is considered to be the keeping psalm; it is the one of fear of being forsaken. It is a …

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For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice… O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! . Romans 7:19 and 24 . “Do not fear the conflict. Do not flee it. Where there is not struggle, there is no virtue.” . “Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave.” . – St John Chrysostom #dailyreadings #bible #coptic #orthodoxy #romans #forgiveness #struggle #fallingyetrising #deliverance

For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, …

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“As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.” Psalm 41:1 . “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.” St Augustine #longingforGod #loveGod #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.” Psalm 41:1 . “To …

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“Blessed are you poor,For yours is the kingdom of God.” Luke 6:20 . “The evangelists began their beatitudes by this phrase, for it is the first according to the arrangement, and it is the mother that begets all other virtues. By scorning the possessions of this life, you deserve the eternal possessions. But if you are imprisoned to the passions of the world, then it is quite impossible to float on the top.” He also adds, “Not all the poor ones are blessed, for poverty is a negative process, for these are righteous poor people and others are evil ones. Blessed is he who is poor in iniquity and malice (John 14:3) “For the prince of the world cometh, and hath nothing in Me.” (2 Cor.8:9) “Blessed is he who follows his Master”, “who though He is rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye though His poverty might be rich.” St Ambrose #beatitudes #Blessedarethepoor #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #StTaklaHaymanot

“Blessed are you poor,For yours is the kingdom of God.” Luke 6:20 . “The evangelists began their beatitudes by this …

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“for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.” Luke 21:15 . “It is as if the Lord is telling His disciples ‘Do not fear, go to the battle, it is I who will fight; you will utter and it is I who will speak’. St Gregory the Great #witness #mouthandwisdom #donotfear #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or …

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