“O you who rests in the darkness of the conscience, in the corruption of your sins, as someone imprisoned for a crime, come forth. Admit your sins so that you may be vindicated for ‘with the mouth confession is made to salvation’ (Rom 10:10). If you acknowledge the Lord’s invitation, the bars will be broken …
“Great are you, O Lord, and exceedingly worthy of praise; your power is beyond measure, and your wisdom beyond reckoning.” – St. Augustine #coptic #orthodox #lent #praise #fast #psalms
“God rejoices at nothing as much as a person’s correction and salvation, on behalf of which every word and every mystery take place.” – St. Gregory the Theologian #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity #lent #psalms #rejoice
“I was allowed the luxury of suffering hardship with you.” – St. Gregory of Nazianzus #coptic #orthodox #faith #blind #lent
“God does rescue the holy from affliction, but He does so not by rendering them untested but by blessing them with endurance.” ~ St. Basil the Great #beholyforheisholy #beholy #holy #holiness #endurance #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #lent
