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The pleasure of evil is temporary but its pain remains. On the contrary, virtue gives lasting satisfaction and its labor is temporary – St John Chrysostom #narrowgate #lastingsatisfaction #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

The pleasure of evil is temporary but its pain remains. On the contrary, virtue gives lasting satisfaction and its labor …

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God’s economy is directed toward a single end in each of these lives: our salvation and good repute. Even if it is divided in two with regard to time, it is united with regard to objective. Just as at first it is winter and then it is spring, and the passage of each season has a single goal – the ripening of the fruit – so it is with our affairs. – Saint John Chrysostom . #DelightInTheLord #GreatAreHisWorks #CopticOrthodox #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings

God’s economy is directed toward a single end in each of these lives: our salvation and good repute. Even if …

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“Whoever approaches God and truly desires to be a partner of Christ must approach with a view to this goal, namely, to be changed and transformed from his former state and attitude and become a good and new person, harboring nothing of “the old man.” For it says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (2 Cor 5:17). For our Lord Jesus Christ came for this reason, to change and transform and renew human nature and to recreate this soul that had been overturned by passions through the transgression. He came to mingle human nature with His own Spirit of the Godhead. A new mind, new eyes, new ears, a new spiritual tongue and, in a word, new humans – this was what He came to effect in those who believe in Him. Or new wineskins, anointing them with His own light of knowledge so that He might pour in them new wine which is His Spirit. For He says, “new wine must be put into new wineskins” (Matt 9:17) St. Macarius the Great #healing #powerofGod #transformation #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

“Whoever approaches God and truly desires to be a partner of Christ must approach with a view to this goal, …

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He, who is loving, and is perpetually attached to God, would not be harmed by the violent waves, however abundant they may be, but, on the contrary, he would emerge out of them with a new strength. – St John Chrysostom . . He treated the problem of suffering not by eliminating it, but by entering through it as the Author of faith or Leader and Accomplisher of faith, so we may enter with Him under His care, following His footsteps. We hide in Him so that sufferings may have no dominion over us. He suffered because of love, thus He changed the concept of suffering. It is no more a sign of sin and Divine wrath as a fruit of rebellion, but rather a union with the Crucified Christ and fellowship with the Holy Trinity. – Fr Tadros Malaty . . #unitetohim #hedoesnteliminatesuffering #hetransformsit #rejoice #hehasovercome #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodoxy

He, who is loving, and is perpetually attached to God, would not be harmed by the violent waves, however abundant …

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If someone speaks to you harshly, hasten to prostrate before him, lest anger find a place in your heart. If someone is unfair to you, again, prostrate before him and ask for his forgiveness. – Abba Isaiah of El Eskeet . . #humility #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

If someone speaks to you harshly, hasten to prostrate before him, lest anger find a place in your heart. If …

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