“God’s Commandments are higher than all the treasures of the earth. Whoever acquires them has received God within himself.” – St. Isaac the Syrian #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #love #listen
‘ even as a grain of wheat sown in the earth shoots forth many ears of corn, not receiving through them any loss to itself, but being present by its power in all the grains of every ear; for out of it they all shot forth: so also the Lord died, and opening the recesses …
“Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.” ~ Abba Poemen #fullness #joy #fullnessofjoy #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“This is the mark of Christianity: however much a man toils, and however many righteousnesses he performs, to feel that he has done nothing, and in fasting to say, ‘This is not fasting,’ and in praying, ‘This is not prayer,’ and in perseverance at prayer, ‘I have shown no perseverance; I am only just beginning …
“Christ loved us in our unloveliness, in order to make us lovely like Himself.” – St. Augustine #weareHisfamily #obedience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
