“To whatever extent a person draws close to God with his intentions, is to what extent God draws close to him with His gifts.” – St. Isaac the Syrian #christianity #coptic #copticorthodox #dailyreadings
“When the divine word falls upon a pure mind skilful in cleansing itself from things hurtful, it fixes its root deeply and shoots up like an ear of corn. It brings its fruit to perfection being strong in blade and beautifully flowered.” ~ St. Cyril of Alexandria #heartheword #nobleandgoodheart #keeptheword #bearfruitwithpatience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“[Paul] has passed over the sweet things of this life and expressed them in painful terms, calling them ―absence from the Lord. He did this in order that we should not fondly linger among what we now have but be prepared to depart for something much better.” ~ St. John Chrysostom #absentfromthebody #presentwiththeLord #dailyreadings #coptic …
“Moved by love the Apostles ran that unending race and cast on the whole world the fishhook and net of the Word to drag it up from the depths of idolatry and bring it safely home in the port of the heavenly Kingdom. Moved by love, the martyrs shed their blood that they might not …
‘And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord Thus ought the virgin, who brought forth meekness and humility itself, to show forth an example of the most profound humility.’ – St. Ambrose #coptic #orthodox #churchfathers #godislove #ukmidcopts #theotokos
