What, I ask, is more wonderful than the beauty of God? What thought is more pleasing and wonderful than God’s majesty? What desire is as urgent and overpowering as the desire implanted by God in a soul that is completely purified of sin and cries out in its love: I am wounded by love? The …
“No human being can take God as his Father unless he takes the Church as his mother.” – St. Cyprian #copticorthodox #dailyreading #ourfather #coptic #christianity
“Christ the Lord taught His disciples love before He sent them out to the ministry. He taught them the love of children…” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #churchfathers #coptic #copticorthodox #christian #christianity #bible #verse #children #heaven #matthew #gospel #liturgy #orthodox #orthodoxy #child #faith #popeshenouda
“I don’t know what temptations I can resist, and which ones I can’t. But there is hope because You are faithful O Lord. You won’t allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able to endure, but will always make a way to escape the temptation so that we can bear it.” – St. …
He was silent, and quietly endured everything… to teach us all meekness and long suffering. Let us now imitate Him. – St John Chrysostom . . #suffering #endurance #longsuffering #patienceintribulation #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy of
