“No doubt you have the right to ask God to lift the trial, but you will be more mature spiritually if you accept it with thanksgiving asking Him to grant you grace to bear it in order to obtain blessing, and tell Him, “I am not asking for a lighter burden but stronger shoulders” – …
“If a man loves God with all his heart, all his thoughts, all his will, and all his strength, he will gain the fear of God; the fear will produce tears, tears will produce strength; by the perfection of this the soul will bear all kinds of fruits.” – St. Anthony the Great #lovetheLord #loveyourneighbour …
“Endurance produces character, which contributes in some measure to the things which are to come because it gives power to the hope which is within us. Nothing encourages a man to hope for blessing more than the strength of a good character. No one who has led a good life worries about the future…. Does …
“From you all things receive their purpose; God most lovely, who shapes all things in loveliness, and sets all things in their due place.” – St. Augustine #coptic #orthodox #good #love #dailyreadings
“Noble is the man who, in the midst of his joy, weeps for those who are suffering. Noble too is the man who, in the midst of his sorrows, sings a song with the joyful hearts. The more a man shares in the feelings of others, the more noble he is.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda …
