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“What is that bed that the Lord instruct to take up ? It is the bed, that David had “drenched all night with his tears” (Psalm 6: 6). It is the bed of passion, where our souls lie, a victim of the bitterness and suffering of the conscience; Yet, when we walk according to the precepts of Christ, our bed would be that of repose, not of pain. The mercies of God have changed the place of death into that of His resurrection, and turned the sleep of death into something we look forward to enjoy. He did not only instruct him to take up his bed, but to “go his way to his house,” that is to say, to go back to paradise, the true home that received the first man, who lost it by the deceit of the devil. Therefore, it is imperative to go back home. As the Lord came to destroy the traps of beds and to give us back what we have lost.” St Ambrose #HealingoftheParalytic #forgiveness #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“What is that bed that the Lord instruct to take up ? It is the bed, that David had “drenched …

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“Inasmuch as you tire here, will you find rest in eternity; inasmuch as you endure here, will you delight there.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #endurance #FrSamaanShehata #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Inasmuch as you tire here, will you find rest in eternity; inasmuch as you endure here, will you delight there.” …

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Each evangelist has placed the blessings of poverty first, for it is the first in order, and the purest, as it were, of the virtues; for he who has despised the world shall reap an eternal reward. Now can any one obtain the reward of the heavenly kingdom who, overcome by the desires of the world, has no power of escape from them? Hence it follows, He said, Blessed are the poor. For the Jews persecuted the prophets even to death. – Saint Ambrose . #Blessing #TheBeautitudes #Beautitudes #BlessThePoor #KingdomOfHeaven #Coptic #CopticOrthodox #Orthodox #DailyReadings

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“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.” Father Bishoy Kamel #theCross #isLife #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Therefore, the Cross must be clearly seen in the Church, so our church also becomes bearing the Cross of our Lord; …

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If you doubt God’s care ask the earth, the heaven, the sun, and the moon; ask the dumb creatures and the plants… ask the rocks, the mountains, the sand dunes, and hills; ask the day and night. God’s care is much more clear than the sun and its rays. Everywhere, in the wilderness and the inhabited cities, on earth and in the sea…. wherever you go, you will hear a testimony of that exalted care- St. John Chrysostom . . #Godscare #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

If you doubt God’s care ask the earth, the heaven, the sun, and the moon; ask the dumb creatures and …

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