Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love, and the future to God’s providence . – St. Augustine . . #trust #faith #mercy #coptic #dailyreadings #orthodoxy #copticorthodox
“You are filled and you are empty. Fill your empty neighbour from your fullness, so that your emptiness may be filled from God’s fullness.” – St. Augustine #lent #filled #coptic #copticorthodox #dailyreadings#communion
If Christ is with me, whom shall I fear? Though the waves and the sea and the anger of princes are roused against me, they are less to me than a spider’s web… For I always say “Lord, your will be done”; not what this fellow or that would have me do, but what you …
“Human pride brought you down so that divine humility alone can lift you up.” – St. Augustine #lent #humble #dailyreading #coptic #copticorthodox
When you take food to nourish your body, you can scarcely be induced to leave the table before you are fully satisfied, except in an urgent situation, where you will not readily do so. How much more eagerly ought you to dwell on your spiritual nourishment and strengthen your soul with prayer; for the soul …
