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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
Sep 1, 2016
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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
Aug 31, 2016
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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.…
Aug 30, 2016
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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
Aug 29, 2016
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Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. James 4:13-14 . . . James is not trying to take away our freedom to decide, but he is showing us that it is not just what we want that matters. We need God’s grace to complement our efforts and ought to rely…
Aug 28, 2016
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“not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.” 1Peter 3:9 . “Let your mouth continually administer blessing, and you will not be reviled. Reviling begets reviling, and blessing begets blessing.” St Isaac the Syrian #blessing #notreturningevilforevil #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
Aug 27, 2016
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