bearthecross Archives • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

The power of our Christianity is closely and deeply tied to our faith and our relationship with the Holy Cross, and its apparition in our lives is a powerful force against the devil, materialism and worldly desires. The Cross is a power that transforms envy to love, revenge to forgiveness and flaunting to simplicity. The Cross then fills you with joy… Therefore, the Cross must be clearly seen in the Church, so our church also becomes bearing the Cross of our Lord; the Cross of service and missionary; the Cross of partaking of our Lord’s passions and glory; the Cross of loving EVERYONE and abhorring the world, a cross from which the aroma of love, blessing and peace spreads to the ends of the earth. – Abouna Bishoy Kamel . . #bearthecross #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy

The power of our Christianity is closely and deeply tied to our faith and our relationship with the Holy Cross, and …

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