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How long shall we love riches? For I shall not cease exclaiming against them: for they are the cause of everything. How long do we not get our fill of this insatiable desire? What is the good of gold? I am astonished at the thing! There is some enchantment in the business, that gold and silver should be so highly valued among us. For our own souls indeed we have no regard, but those lifeless images engross much attention. Whence is it that this disease has invaded the world? Who shall be able to effect its destruction? What reason can cut off this evil beast, and destroy it with utter destruction? – Saint John Chrysostom . #Alms #Riches #BeHumble #DailyReadings #Coptic #Orthodox #CopticOrthodox

How long shall we love riches? For I shall not cease exclaiming against them: for they are the cause of …