“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;” Colossians 4:2 . “The highest level of thanksgiving is to give thanks to God over tribulations. We thank God over the tribulations from which He saved us…. But, what is greater than this is also thank Him over the prevailing tribulations which we bear and live in. By faith we believe it is for our good. To endure and bear tribulations, is a virtue. To be content with the tribulation and accept it is a greater virtue. And what is more important is to give thanks over the tribulation with complete surrender and joy. If we thank God for the gifts only, then our love is for the gifts not for God the giver Himself. But if we give thanks to God in tribulation we prove that we love God Himself and not for His gifts.” H.H Pope Shenouda III #prayer #thanksgiving #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;”
Colossians 4:2
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“The highest level of thanksgiving is to give thanks to God over tribulations. We thank God over the tribulations from which He saved us…. But, what is greater than this is also thank Him over the prevailing tribulations which we bear and live in. By faith we believe it is for our good. To endure and bear tribulations, is a virtue. To be content with the tribulation and accept it is a greater virtue. And what is more important is to give thanks over the tribulation with complete surrender and joy. If we thank God for the gifts only, then our love is for the gifts not for God the giver Himself. But if we give thanks to God in tribulation we prove that we love God Himself and not for His gifts.”
H.H Pope Shenouda III
#prayer #thanksgiving #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
