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“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

“Whoever fears God stands above all manner of fear. He has become a stranger to all the fear of this …

“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 the world, you overcome it. When you deride it you vanquish it. We are strangers and passengers. Let us not grieve for any sad thing related to the world.” St John Chrysostom #ChristisRisenandAscended #Peaceintribulation #Christovercame #Peace #dailyreadings #HolyFifty #coptic #orthodox

“Let us then overcome the world. Let us run toward eternity. Let us follow the King. Let us prepare the …

“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 not only enrich his mind, but will also be able to overflow in the hearts of others like a running river that abounds with bliss granted by God to his neighbor also.” Saint Cyril the Great #livingwater #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisenandAscended

“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” …

“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 in His saying, “If you were of the world, the world would love its own.” If the world loved you, it would be evident that you wanted in yourself the world’s malice.” Saint John Chrysostom #Love #notoftheworld #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisenandAscended

“If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I …

“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 reveal to Him the secrets of our hearts. We must not ignore His trust. Let us show Him our hearts so that He may open His heart for us…So a friend, if he is truly a friend, does not hide anything, but rather pours out himself as our Lord Jesus pours out His Father’s secrets. Thus, he who does God’s will is God’s friend and is honored by this name. He who has the same mind is a friend because there is oneness of thought between friends. Nobody is more despised than the offender against friendship is.” Saint Ambrose #Jesusismyfriend #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisenandAscended

“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I …