Contemplations – Page 442 – Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” – 1 John 5:14 . “Those who possess technical skills and know how to repair things are fully confident that when the need arises they will be able to do so. Similarly these holy men, John and other apostles, knew from their own experience that if they asked God for what was pleasing and acceptable to him, they would obtain it. For God is most generous to those who have this knowledge and will grant the requests of…

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” – 1 John 5:14 . “Those who possess technical skills and know how to repair things are fully confident that when the need arises they will be able to do so. Similarly these holy men, John and other apostles, knew from their own experience that if they asked God for what was pleasing and acceptable to him, they would obtain it. For God is most generous to those who have this knowledge and will grant the requests of…

Jun 10, 2016

Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen. – Luke 24:51-53 . . . “Through the Holy Spirit comes our restoration to paradise, our ascension into the kingdom of heaven, our return to the adoption of sons, our liberty to call God our Father, our being made partakers of the grace of Christ, our being called children of light, our sharing in eternal glory, and, in a…

Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen. – Luke 24:51-53 . . . “Through the Holy Spirit comes our restoration to paradise, our ascension into the kingdom of heaven, our return to the adoption of sons, our liberty to call God our Father, our being made partakers of the grace of Christ, our being called children of light, our sharing in eternal glory, and, in a…

Jun 9, 2016

Jesus spoke these words… O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. John 17:5 . . . Be released from that self which you worship instead of God and which you try always to glorify and exalt before others. Does the world glorify you, my beloved brother? And do you accept this? … Do you not know that glory is due to God alone because He is the Creator and the author of all creation? He alone is self-existent, eternal, powerful and present everywhere… Do you not know that…

Jesus spoke these words… O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. John 17:5 . . . Be released from that self which you worship instead of God and which you try always to glorify and exalt before others. Does the world glorify you, my beloved brother? And do you accept this? … Do you not know that glory is due to God alone because He is the Creator and the author of all creation? He alone is self-existent, eternal, powerful and present everywhere… Do you not know that…

Jun 8, 2016

“He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:12 . “A heart that has received the heavenly seed is changed in its speech, changed in its thinking, changed in its way of life, changed in its senses. In all that pertains to him such a man is different from the rest of men, and he is like a man who slumbered and has risen from sleep.” St Isaac the Syrian #lifeinChrist #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

“He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:12 . “A heart that has received the heavenly seed is changed in its speech, changed in its thinking, changed in its way of life, changed in its senses. In all that pertains to him such a man is different from the rest of men, and he is like a man who slumbered and has risen from sleep.” St Isaac the Syrian #lifeinChrist #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

Jun 7, 2016

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” Romans 8:5 . “Just as a man whose head is submerged in the water cannot breathe the subtle air which is poured upon the atmosphere’s empty opening, so he who immerses his mind in the cares of the present life cannot take in the breath that is a perception of the new world.” St Isaac the Syrian #theSpirit #liveaccordingtotheSpirit #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” Romans 8:5 . “Just as a man whose head is submerged in the water cannot breathe the subtle air which is poured upon the atmosphere’s empty opening, so he who immerses his mind in the cares of the present life cannot take in the breath that is a perception of the new world.” St Isaac the Syrian #theSpirit #liveaccordingtotheSpirit #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

Jun 6, 2016

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 . “I find that the true way is the One who embraces me. He is the One who obstructs my wicked paths, ( Hosea 2:6). He is the One who says in the Gospel: “I am the way, the truth and the life”. St. Jerome #Iamthewaythetruthandthelife #JesusChristisTheWay #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 . “I find that the true way is the One who embraces me. He is the One who obstructs my wicked paths, ( Hosea 2:6). He is the One who says in the Gospel: “I am the way, the truth and the life”. St. Jerome #Iamthewaythetruthandthelife #JesusChristisTheWay #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

Jun 5, 2016