“’Making melody to the Lord’ means paying attention while you are singing. It means not letting your mind drift. Those who in singing do not offer this deep attention to God are merely mouthing psalms, uttering words, while their hearts are preoccupied elsewhere.” -Saint John Chrysostom #coptic #orthodox #copticorthodox #dailyreading #psalms #melody #music #thanksgiving
‘Do ye also feed and guide them well. For the pastor who cares for his sheep engages in no other pursuit along with that. He does not make a vineyard, nor plant gardens, nor does he fall into the troubles of this world. Never have we seen a pastor who left his sheep in the …
“A man asked Abbot Antony, ‘What shall I keep, that I may please God?’ Antony said: “Wherever you go, have God ever before your eyes. In whatever you do, hold by the example of the Holy Scripture; and in whatever place you abide, don’t leave quickly. These three things keep, and you will be saved.” …
“By man death has gained its power over men; by the Word made Man death has been destroyed & life raised up anew.” – St. Athanasius the Apostolic #copticorthodox #dailyreading #coptic #christianity
“If you see a man pure and humble, that is a great vision. For what is greater than such a vision, to see the invisible God in a visible man?” – St. Pachomious #copticorthodox #coptic #christianity #dailyreading
