“Whoever fears God stands above all manner of fear. He has become a stranger to all the fear of this world and placed it far from himself, and no manner of trembling comes near him.” St Ephraim the Syrian #fearGod #fearnoevil #Deliverance #dailyreadings #HolyFifty #ChristisRisenandAscended #coptic #orthodox
“Christ loved us in our unloveliness, in order to make us lovely like Himself.” – St. Augustine #RememberHisLove #RememberHisSacrifice #ChristIsRisenForUs #ChristAscendedForUs #holyfifty #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
Grace is always present to help, accepting those who welcome it. Thus, when the Lord sees our watchful souls and inflamed spirits, He pours abundantly His riches, which exceeds our requests – St John Chrysostom . . #grace #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #coptic #orthodox #holy50
“Let us then overcome the world. Let us run toward eternity. Let us follow the King. Let us prepare the memorial of victory. Let us despise the worldly pleasures. We do not need much effort to achieve this. Let us turn to heaven so that we may conquer the world! When you do not desire …
“Your heart is the place where the Lord wishes to lay His head.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #heart #peace #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy #dailyreadings #verse