“Blessed be that Child, Who gladdened Bethlehem today! Thanks to Him Who sent His Heir, that by Him He might draw us to Himself, yea make us heirs with Him! Blessed be the Shepherd Who became a Lamb for our reconcilement!” – St. Ephraim the Syrian #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #christmas #christ #christianity
“Many matters appear to us as by chance, when they are God’s design.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #copticorthodox #nativityfast #dailyreadings #world #design #orthodox #psalms
I feel You are watching over me as if You have forgotten the whole creation- St Augustine . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy you are always on #Godsmind #Godlovesyou
“Mary and Eve, two people without guilt, two simple people, were identical. One became the cause of our death, the other the cause of our Life.” – St. Ephraim the Syrian #dailyreading #annunciation #nativityfast #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity
We pray not to inform God or instruct Him, but to become intimate with Him – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #ourrock
