“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of friends; better to live in darkness, than to be without friends… If any one has a …
“If you have begun some good work, you should not be turned from it by the enemy’s attempts to hinder you, indeed your endurance will overthrow the enemy.” Anna Syncletica #HolySpirit #Baptism #Temptation #wilderness #fasting #endurance #FastoftheApostles #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Love unites us to God. Love hides a multitude of sins. Love puts up with everything and is always patient. There is nothing vulgar about love, nothing arrogant…Without love, nothing can please God.” – St Clement Of Rome #Pentecost #LoveIsTheGreatest #GodIsLove #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers
“Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.” – St. John Chrysostom #pentecost #happiness #dailyreadings #coptic #copticorthodox #christianity #godislove
“Let us seek to discover the things of heaven through the sweat of our efforts, rather than by mere talk, for at the hour of death it is deeds, not words, that must be displayed.” Saint John Climacus #watchfulness #endurance #afflictions #evangelism #ministry #faithfulness #FastoftheApostles #fasting #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
