Contemplations – Page 390 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“Carrying the Cross is a daily invitation. The Cross O Lord, was inside Your heart since the beginning, before You carried it on Your back. The Cross represents Your love and sacrifice.” #carryyourcross #cross #dailyreading #followgod #coptic #orthodox

“Carrying the Cross is a daily invitation. The Cross O Lord, was inside Your heart since the beginning, before You carried it on Your back. The Cross represents Your love and sacrifice.” #carryyourcross #cross #dailyreading #followgod #coptic #orthodox

Oct 2, 2017

“We are presented here with the chief tax-collector; so, who of us would ever despair of himself, after obtaining grace after a deceitful life?” St Ambrose #Zacchaeus #salvation #Jesuscameforussinners #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“We are presented here with the chief tax-collector; so, who of us would ever despair of himself, after obtaining grace after a deceitful life?” St Ambrose #Zacchaeus #salvation #Jesuscameforussinners #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Oct 1, 2017

Leave all your desires. He who made heaven and earth is more beautiful than all; he who made all things is better than all; he will be to you everything you love. Don’t let what was made take such a hold of you that you lose him by which you yourself were made. – St Augustine . #Bridegroom #LeaveYourDesires #Heaven #Earth #Coptic #CopticOrthodox #Orthodox #DailyReadings

Leave all your desires. He who made heaven and earth is more beautiful than all; he who made all things is better than all; he will be to you everything you love. Don’t let what was made take such a hold of you that you lose him by which you yourself were made. – St Augustine . #Bridegroom #LeaveYourDesires #Heaven #Earth #Coptic #CopticOrthodox #Orthodox #DailyReadings

Oct 1, 2017

“Your honour is kept for you in heaven. Your honour is in your endurance and in carrying the cross, for through them you will resemble your Master.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #bearyourcross #carryyourcross #discipleship #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Your honour is kept for you in heaven. Your honour is in your endurance and in carrying the cross, for through them you will resemble your Master.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #bearyourcross #carryyourcross #discipleship #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Sep 29, 2017

“Who is He? He is the Word of Truth, the Word of non-corruption, who renews man, by bringing him back to the truth. He is the goad that provokes to salvation, He is the One who destroys perdition, and drives away death. He builds the temple of God in men, and makes them His dwelling place.  The sick are in need of a Saviour. The lost need a guide. The blind are in need of someone to lead them to light. The thirsty need the living fountain, from which, if someone drinks, one will never thirst. The dead need life. The sheep are in…

“Who is He? He is the Word of Truth, the Word of non-corruption, who renews man, by bringing him back to the truth. He is the goad that provokes to salvation, He is the One who destroys perdition, and drives away death. He builds the temple of God in men, and makes them His dwelling place.  The sick are in need of a Saviour. The lost need a guide. The blind are in need of someone to lead them to light. The thirsty need the living fountain, from which, if someone drinks, one will never thirst. The dead need life. The sheep are in…

Sep 28, 2017

Christ is hung upon the Cross, and the devil has become a corpse. Christ has been stretched on the Cross, and a standard of salvation has been given to the world. Christ has been nailed to the Cross, and every soul has been released from bonds. Christ has been fixed to the Cross, and all creation has been set free from the slavery of corruption. – St John Chrysostom . Icon by Fr Raphael Maher . #feastofthecross #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #thecross #ourfreedom #oursalvation #ourhope #ourhealing

Christ is hung upon the Cross, and the devil has become a corpse. Christ has been stretched on the Cross, and a standard of salvation has been given to the world. Christ has been nailed to the Cross, and every soul has been released from bonds. Christ has been fixed to the Cross, and all creation has been set free from the slavery of corruption. – St John Chrysostom . Icon by Fr Raphael Maher . #feastofthecross #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #thecross #ourfreedom #oursalvation #ourhope #ourhealing

Sep 27, 2017