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How long shall we love riches? For I shall not cease exclaiming against them: for they are the cause of everything. How long do we not get our fill of this insatiable desire? What is the good of gold? I am astonished at the thing! There is some enchantment in the business, that gold and silver should be so highly valued among us. For our own souls indeed we have no regard, but those lifeless images engross much attention. Whence is it that this disease has invaded the world? Who shall be able to effect its destruction? What reason can cut off this evil beast, and destroy it with utter destruction? – Saint John Chrysostom . #Alms #Riches #BeHumble #DailyReadings #Coptic #Orthodox #CopticOrthodox

How long shall we love riches? For I shall not cease exclaiming against them: for they are the cause of everything. How long do we not get our fill of this insatiable desire? What is the good of gold? I am astonished at the thing! There is some enchantment in the business, that gold and …

“God has created all people spiritually equal. Every person has the same propensity for good and evil. Every peson has the same choice, as to whether to obey God or to defy Him. Yet in other ways, we are very unequal. Some people are highly intelligent, while others have feeble intellects. Some people are physically strong and healthy, while others are weak and prone to illness. Some people are handsome and attractive while others are plain. Those who are gifted in some way should not despise those less gifted. On the contrary, God has distributed gifts and blessings in such a way that every person has a particular place and purpose within a society–and thus everyone is equally necessary for a society to function well. So, do not resent the fact that someone is more intelligent or stronger than you are. Instead, give thanks for their intelligence and strength, from which you benefit. And then ask yourself, “What is my gift, and thence what is my place in society?” When you have answered this question, and you act according to your answer, all contempt and all resentment will melt away.” St John Chrysostom #Hisworkmanship #createdforgoodworks #ApostlesFast #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“God has created all people spiritually equal. Every person has the same propensity for good and evil. Every peson has the same choice, as to whether to obey God or to defy Him. Yet in other ways, we are very unequal. Some people are highly intelligent, while others have feeble intellects. Some people are physically …

Be sure, my brethren, the enemies have no power over the believers, unless as much as is useful to them in their being tested and tempted… When the Lord Jesus urged His martyrs to be patient, He promised them to make their bodies obtain absolute perfection in the future without any loss at all. I do not say losing a member of his body, but not losing one single hair. – St Augustine . . #happyfeastofStAbaskhiroun #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #martyrdom #stabaskhiroun

Be sure, my brethren, the enemies have no power over the believers, unless as much as is useful to them in their being tested and tempted… When the Lord Jesus urged His martyrs to be patient, He promised them to make their bodies obtain absolute perfection in the future without any loss at all. I …