Contemplations – Page 439 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. Acts 20:22-23 . . “Faith is not simply a belief but also a life… faith is not just to be mentally convicted but is an action inside the heart, to lead one through his life.” Pope Shenouda . #coptic #dailyreadings #bible #orthodoxy #faithtolead #faith #whentheroadisblurry #unclear and you don’t know #whatwillhappen

And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. Acts 20:22-23 . . “Faith is not simply a belief but also a life… faith is not just to be mentally convicted but is an action inside the heart, to lead one through his life.” Pope Shenouda . #coptic #dailyreadings #bible #orthodoxy #faithtolead #faith #whentheroadisblurry #unclear and you don’t know #whatwillhappen

Aug 20, 2016

Happy Feast of Transfiguration . And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Mark 9:7 . “On hearing that voice, after seeing three persons, there was Jesus alone; at the beginning, they saw three, but at the end they saw only one. By perfect faith, all will will be one, as requested by Jesus from the Father; “that they all be one” (Jn. 17: 21); Not only Moses and Elijah, to be one in Christ, but we also, to be one in the body of…

Happy Feast of Transfiguration . And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Mark 9:7 . “On hearing that voice, after seeing three persons, there was Jesus alone; at the beginning, they saw three, but at the end they saw only one. By perfect faith, all will will be one, as requested by Jesus from the Father; “that they all be one” (Jn. 17: 21); Not only Moses and Elijah, to be one in Christ, but we also, to be one in the body of…

Aug 19, 2016

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” John 10:27,28 . “The Lord presented to them the marks of His flock. These are they that hear His voice and recognize that it belongs to their Shepherd. They know the sound of His love and care. Therefore they adhere to Him and get acquainted with Him in new depths. They qualify to be recognized by Him and as the apostle says: “The Lord knows those who…

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” John 10:27,28 . “The Lord presented to them the marks of His flock. These are they that hear His voice and recognize that it belongs to their Shepherd. They know the sound of His love and care. Therefore they adhere to Him and get acquainted with Him in new depths. They qualify to be recognized by Him and as the apostle says: “The Lord knows those who…

Aug 18, 2016

“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25 . “The Christian life is the true Jacob’s Ladder on which the heavenly beings ascend and descend. Meanwhile the Lord stands above, holding out His hands to those who slip, sustaining by His mercy the weary steps of those who are climbing.” St. Jerome #intercession #Jesuslives #Jesussavestotheuttermost #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25 . “The Christian life is the true Jacob’s Ladder on which the heavenly beings ascend and descend. Meanwhile the Lord stands above, holding out His hands to those who slip, sustaining by His mercy the weary steps of those who are climbing.” St. Jerome #intercession #Jesuslives #Jesussavestotheuttermost #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Aug 17, 2016

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 . “Whoever bears the weaknesses of others, is following His example; while the aggressive, is following that of the antichrist.” St. Jerome #service #serveothers #SonofMancametoserve #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 . “Whoever bears the weaknesses of others, is following His example; while the aggressive, is following that of the antichrist.” St. Jerome #service #serveothers #SonofMancametoserve #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Aug 16, 2016

“And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” Mark 13:13 . “For the sake of His love for us and obedience to His Father, Christ joyfully took upon Himself insult and sorrow…. In like manner, when the saints become perfect, they all attain to this perfection, and by the superabundant outpouring of their love and compassion upon all men they resemble God.” St Isaac the Syrian #hatedbyall #persecution #enduretotheend #salvation #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” Mark 13:13 . “For the sake of His love for us and obedience to His Father, Christ joyfully took upon Himself insult and sorrow…. In like manner, when the saints become perfect, they all attain to this perfection, and by the superabundant outpouring of their love and compassion upon all men they resemble God.” St Isaac the Syrian #hatedbyall #persecution #enduretotheend #salvation #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Aug 15, 2016