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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 word, our being brought into a state of all “fullness of blessing,” both in this world and in the world to come, of all the good gifts that are in store for us, by promise hereof, through faith, beholding the reflection of their grace as though they were already present, we await the full enjoyment. – St Basil the Great‘#church fathers #orthodoxy #orthopraxis

Through the Holy Spirit comes our restoration to paradise, our ascension into the kingdom of heaven, our return to the …

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“Many blessings such as health, shelter, clothing and food you have, yet you never give thanks because you consider them normal matters and take them for granted. But those that are deprived of them are aware of and feel the values of such blessings and if they obtain them, they give a heartfelt thanks. Always give thanks to our Lord.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #bible #church #christian #christianity #filled #feedingofthe5000 #jesus #disciples #luke #gospel #copt #coptic #copticorthodox #copticorthodoxchurch #orthodox #orthodoxy #churchfathers #bibleverse #biblequotes #bibleverseoftheday #popeshenouda #popeshenoudaquotes

“Many blessings such as health, shelter, clothing and food you have, yet you never give thanks because you consider them …

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“The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He’s terrified when we’re humble and truly love God. He runs away when we sign the Cross.” ~ St. Anthony the Great #martyrs #dailyreading #cross #faith #coptic #copticorthodox #church #christ

“The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He’s terrified when we’re humble and truly love …

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