‘The deeds of mercy are the seeds of the coming harvest. He, who is misery when sawing, will also harvest miserly. Where also he who saws plentifully will likewise harvest plentifully. He who does not sow anything will not profit anything’ – St Augustine #coptic #orthodoxy #pray#preach #copticorthodox #harvest
“No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire. Do not …
“People don’t need to hear about Christ any more, they have heard enough. They rather need to see Christ in us.” – Fr. Bishoy Kamel #christ #dailyreading #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity
“The wars abroad are not so ruinous as the civil wars. As with civil wars, so wars happen inside the body…what is more powerful on earth than a kingdom? Nothing. But nevertheless it perishes if divided against itself.” – St. John Chrysostom #dividedkingdomscannotstand #dividedkingdoms #unity #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.” – Saint Augustine . “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – St. Augustine . . “God’s power is able to perform wonders with you, but it awaits …
