“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 …
Oh God, teach me how to accept everything from Your hand without differentiating between good and evil, the sweet and the bitter, what makes us happy and what depresses us. And to thank You on every condition because whatever You do to me can only be good – Fr. Daoud Lamei . . #faith #trust …
“I am unable by my human arm to reach You, O Lord, so You catch hold of me by Your mighty arm and draw me to You, and leave me not to my weakness.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #dailyreadings #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity
“As much as we come forth to the Lord in a lowly heart, as much as we enter into his mysteries. He rejoices for us, and he leads us in his holy spirit to know his immeasurable mysteries. But he who uses the worldly smartness can never go in to him. He will rather stay …
“’Making melody to the Lord’ means paying attention while you are singing. It means not letting your mind drift. Those who in singing do not offer this deep attention to God are merely mouthing psalms, uttering words, while their hearts are preoccupied elsewhere.” -Saint John Chrysostom #Tasbe7a #Tasbeha #Praises #Psalms #Hymns #SingToTheLord #OGiveThanksTotheGodofgods #Coptic #Orthodox …
