“Whoever fears God stands above all manner of fear. He has become a stranger to all the fear of this world and placed it far from himself, and no manner of trembling comes near him.” St Ephraim the Syrian #fearGod #fearnoevil #Deliverance #dailyreadings #HolyFifty #ChristisRisenandAscended #coptic #orthodox
“Let us then overcome the world. Let us run toward eternity. Let us follow the King. Let us prepare the memorial of victory. Let us despise the worldly pleasures. We do not need much effort to achieve this. Let us turn to heaven so that we may conquer the world! When you do not desire …
“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 . “The reward of faith is great and endless. The believer says that he enjoys the richest blessings of God. For, he will be filled with the gifts of the Spirit that will …
“If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” John 15:19 . “As though the Lord Jesus Christ says to His disciples, “If you wish to love, you must suffer.” This is implied …
“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15 . “We need to achieve the desire of our Friend (the Lord Jesus) and …
