You called and cried out loud and shattered my deafness. You were radiant and resplendent, you put to flight my blindness. You were fragrant, and I drew in my breath and now pant after you. I tasted you, and I feel but hunger and thirst for you. You touched me, and I am set on …
“The soul that really loves God and Christ, though it may do ten thousand righteousnesses, esteems itself as having wrought nothing, by reason of its insatiable aspiration after God. Though it should exhaust the body with fastings, with watchings, its attitude towards the virtues is as if it had not yet even begun to labour …
“May Thy light shine in my thoughts; may they be illumined by Thy rays, and may Thy magnificent radiance gladden them, for Thou art the sun that irradiates all.” St Ephraim the Syrian #manbornblind #enlightenment #healing #baptism #JesusChrist #LightoftheWorld #Lent #fasting #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Notice that he did not say according to each one’s faith, lest those who do not have enough faith fall in despair, but he said according to the measure of Christ’s gift. The basic point is that all participate in the baptism and the salvation through faith, and all take God as their Father and …
“Service is an expression of love overflowing from the heart, it is a desire to serve.” – Pope Shenouda . #Deeds #Service #Truth #Light #FollowGod #ListenToGod #WaitForGod #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #CopticOrthodox #Lent
