Contemplations – Page 400 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? – Romans 8:35 . His care is inexpressible, His compassion is incomprehensible, His goodness is unlimited, and His love is unconditional! St John Chrysostom . . God will be everything: He will be your food, that you will never hunger; your drink, that you will never thirst; your light, that you will never be blind; and your comfort and help, that you will never be disturbed. He, Himself, perfectly and utterly, will wholly and utterly possess you…

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? – Romans 8:35 . His care is inexpressible, His compassion is incomprehensible, His goodness is unlimited, and His love is unconditional! St John Chrysostom . . God will be everything: He will be your food, that you will never hunger; your drink, that you will never thirst; your light, that you will never be blind; and your comfort and help, that you will never be disturbed. He, Himself, perfectly and utterly, will wholly and utterly possess you…

Nov 16, 2016

“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching.” 2 Timothy 4:2 . “A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.” St Augustine #Preachtheword #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching.” 2 Timothy 4:2 . “A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.” St Augustine #Preachtheword #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Nov 15, 2016

“But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:4 . “And so let us be glad and bear with patience everything the world throws at us, secure in the knowledge that it is then that we are most in the mind of God.” St Basil the Great #patience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:4 . “And so let us be glad and bear with patience everything the world throws at us, secure in the knowledge that it is then that we are most in the mind of God.” St Basil the Great #patience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Nov 14, 2016

“But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.” Luke 8:15 . “May my heart be as a fertile field for Thee, and may Thy grace sprinkle the dew of eternal life upon it. May Thy grace reap a good harvest on the field of my heart: humility, reverence, sanctity, and all that is ever pleasing to Thee.” St Ephraim the Syrian #parable #TheSower #goodground #bearfruit #patience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.” Luke 8:15 . “May my heart be as a fertile field for Thee, and may Thy grace sprinkle the dew of eternal life upon it. May Thy grace reap a good harvest on the field of my heart: humility, reverence, sanctity, and all that is ever pleasing to Thee.” St Ephraim the Syrian #parable #TheSower #goodground #bearfruit #patience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Nov 13, 2016

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