“It is the Lord Himself who sows, for He dwells in the apostles. It is He who also harvests, and without Him they are counted as nothing… For the Lord says (John 15:5) “Without Me you can do nothing”. St Augustine #preaching #willofgod #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings
“This is the first Commandment,—Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and thy soul, and with thy might according as thou art able. The sign that thou lovest God, is this, that thou lovest thy fellow; and if thou hatest thy fellow, thy hatred is towards God. ” St Ephraim the Syrian …
“Hold to humility, for he who humbles himself will be exalted. The humble one is beloved from God and men, and his appearance is terrifying to the devils.” – St. Pope Cyril VI #humbleyourself #holdtohumility #humility #humble #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“We must love Christ and always seek Christ’s embraces. Then everything difficult will seem easy.” – St. Jerome #loveChrist #inexpressiblejoy #fullofglory #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Those whom God foreknew would believe in him he chose to receive the promises. But those who appear to believe yet do not persevere in the faith are not chosen by God, because whoever God chooses will persevere.” St Ambrose . “Let us understand the words ‘…conformed to the image of His Son’: This applies …
