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The Christian faith is like a mustard seed that appears at first sight to be insignificant and weak. Its true strength and outer activity do not appear, except when various temptations start to attack it. Then, its fiery faith in the Lord starts to breathe, and a kind of divine love starts to provoke, not to be flared alone, but to flare every thing around. -St. Ambrose..#dailyreadings #coptic #orthodoxy #faith is a #giftfromGod #sympathises #compassionate when we feel #weakinfaith and #tempted #refuge

The Christian faith is like a mustard seed that appears at first sight to be insignificant and weak. Its true …

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When a man insults you, look not to him, but to the devil that moves him, and against him empty all your wrath, but pity the man who is moved by him -St. John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #loveyourenemies #considerHim #coptic #orthodox #apostlesfast

When a man insults you, look not to him, but to the devil that moves him, and against him empty …

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“And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you. – John 16:22 Who would not desire to be without sadness? who would not hasten to attain to joy? But when our sadness shall be turned into joy, the Lord Himself again declares, when He says, “I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice; and your joy no man shall take from you.” – St Cyprian of Carthage #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #joy #heart

“And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy …

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Feeding the hungry is greater than raising the dead. Look at how much God gave you: take from it what you need, then what remains somebody else may need it. Present to Him the dignity that He Himself seeks from you by offering your money to the poor. – St. John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #coptic #mercy #love #service

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When we face something we do not expect, we should not be disturbed or collapse, but should accept it from God, who knows exactly what He is doing. He is intentionally testing our hearts for our own benefit; And knows exactly when to take us out of the furnace of temptation; We should therefore, perpetually submit to Him, continually endure everything with pleasure and thanksgiving, whether when He grants us blessings, or puts us under chastisements, which are likewise, a kind of blessings. When the physician allows us to relax and have a nice time in beautiful gardens and joyful parks; and when he finds it proper to use on us the scalpel and knife; In either case he is still the physician! And when the father treats his son with compassion, and chooses at times to chasten and punish him; He is still the father knowing for sure that God is more compassionate than all physicians and fathers, we should never question his dealings, or ask him for an account on them; What he finds proper, let Him do it. Whether he releases us of the temptation, or chooses for us to get more of it; Because in either ways, His intention is to bring us back to well-being, and to grant us fellowship with Him; He is aware of our different needs, of what suits everyone of us, and of how, and in what way, we are to be saved. Let us then follow Him wherever He commands us; and let us not think much, about whether He chooses for us an easy way, or a difficult rough one – St John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #feastofstgeorge #endure #trials #godisgoodalways

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