Contemplations – Page 399 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 . . We beseech You Lord, Be our helper and keeper; Save those with sorrow; Have mercy on the humble; Lift up the fallen; Proclaim Yourself to the needy; Heal the sick; Bring back the lost of Your people; Satisfy the hungry; Liberate the captives; Give strength to the weak; Comfort the faint in heart “That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God” (1 Kings 8: 60); that Jesus Christ is Your Son, and that “we are…

Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 . . We beseech You Lord, Be our helper and keeper; Save those with sorrow; Have mercy on the humble; Lift up the fallen; Proclaim Yourself to the needy; Heal the sick; Bring back the lost of Your people; Satisfy the hungry; Liberate the captives; Give strength to the weak; Comfort the faint in heart “That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God” (1 Kings 8: 60); that Jesus Christ is Your Son, and that “we are…

Nov 12, 2016

“Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” Acts 12:5 . “This is the strong weapon of the Church: the collective fervent and persistent prayer, especially that, together with faith in God’s work and His ability to save; it bears the fragrance of love for God and for one another.” Father Tadros Yacoub Malaty #prayer #prayforoneanother #churchprayers #powerofprayer #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” Acts 12:5 . “This is the strong weapon of the Church: the collective fervent and persistent prayer, especially that, together with faith in God’s work and His ability to save; it bears the fragrance of love for God and for one another.” Father Tadros Yacoub Malaty #prayer #prayforoneanother #churchprayers #powerofprayer #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Nov 11, 2016

“I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.” – John 10:14 . “The Lord Jesus Christ is the door I pass through to come to you. Through Him I have access to your hearts rather than to your homes. I enter through the Lord. He is the Lord within me and he is the One you desire to hear. Why do you seek to hear the Lord through me? Because you are His flock and you have been bought by His Blood. You know your worth – it is not paid through…

“I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.” – John 10:14 . “The Lord Jesus Christ is the door I pass through to come to you. Through Him I have access to your hearts rather than to your homes. I enter through the Lord. He is the Lord within me and he is the One you desire to hear. Why do you seek to hear the Lord through me? Because you are His flock and you have been bought by His Blood. You know your worth – it is not paid through…

Nov 10, 2016

“And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”” – Mark 1:10-11 . “He descended, at first, over Christ, Who received the Holy Spirit, not for His own sake but for ours, the human kind, as we, by Him and in Him, we are granted grace over grace… And now, we took Christ as our role Model; so let us approach the grace of holy baptism… that God would open for…

“And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”” – Mark 1:10-11 . “He descended, at first, over Christ, Who received the Holy Spirit, not for His own sake but for ours, the human kind, as we, by Him and in Him, we are granted grace over grace… And now, we took Christ as our role Model; so let us approach the grace of holy baptism… that God would open for…

Nov 9, 2016

“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.” – Galatians 1:10 . “He ceased to please men when he became Christ’s servant, Christ’s soldier marches on through good report and evil report (2 Cor. 6:8), the one on the right hand and the other on the left. No praise elates him, no reproaches crush him. He is not puffed up by riches, nor does he shrink into himself because of poverty. Joy and sorrow he alike despises. It is a monk’s…

“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.” – Galatians 1:10 . “He ceased to please men when he became Christ’s servant, Christ’s soldier marches on through good report and evil report (2 Cor. 6:8), the one on the right hand and the other on the left. No praise elates him, no reproaches crush him. He is not puffed up by riches, nor does he shrink into himself because of poverty. Joy and sorrow he alike despises. It is a monk’s…

Nov 8, 2016

“that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.” – 1 Peter 4:2 . “The cross of our Lord became a fort, a refuge against our former sins. Therefore, since we are renewed, let us be steadfast in the cross, in the truth, and restore our sanctification” – St. Clement of Alexandria #nolongerlivingfortheflesh #livingforthewillofGod #besteadfastinthecross #besteadfastintruth #restoreoursanctification #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.” – 1 Peter 4:2 . “The cross of our Lord became a fort, a refuge against our former sins. Therefore, since we are renewed, let us be steadfast in the cross, in the truth, and restore our sanctification” – St. Clement of Alexandria #nolongerlivingfortheflesh #livingforthewillofGod #besteadfastinthecross #besteadfastintruth #restoreoursanctification #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Nov 7, 2016