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“Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.” -St Ignatius of Antioch . . #persecution #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #holybible

“Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, …

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Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ. So pray that I may never fall into the trap of impressing people with clever speech, but instead I may learn to speak with humility, desiring only to impress people with Christ himself. – St Ignatius of Antioch . . #fishersofmen #preaching #withhumility #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #holybible #orthodoxy

Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness …

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“Escape to God alone if you want to escape from Him. Escape by confessing and not by hiding. Tell Him ‘You are my shelter’ and so let the only love, which grants life, to grow inside you.” – St. Augustine #shelter #love #mercy #coptic #copticorthodox #dailyreadings

“Escape to God alone if you want to escape from Him. Escape by confessing and not by hiding. Tell Him …

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“For the sower makes no distinction in the land submitted to him but simply and indifferently casts his seed. So He Himself too makes no distinction of rich and poor, of wise and unwise, of slothful or diligent, of brave or cowardly. He plants his seed among all, fulfilling His part… Now tell me how the greater part of the seed was lost? Not through the sower but through the ground that received it. The soul was unreceptive… But He speaks this parable as if to anoint his disciples and to teach them that they are not to be despondent even though those lost may be more than those who receive the word. It was with this same ease that the Lord Himself continued to sow, even He who fully foreknew the outcomes…For here there is such a thing as the rock changing and becoming rich land. Here it is possible that the wayside might no longer be trampled upon or lie open to all who pass by but that it may become a fertile field. In the case of the soul, the thorns may be destroyed and the seed enjoy full security. For had it been impossible, this sower would not have sown. And if the reversal did not take place in all, this is no fault of the sower but of the souls who are unwilling to be changed. He has done His part. If they betrayed what they received of Him, He is blameless, the exhibitor of such love to humanity.” St John Chrysostom #ParableofTheSower #begoodsoil #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“For the sower makes no distinction in the land submitted to him but simply and indifferently casts his seed. So …

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“Who can hurt such a man? Who can subdue him? In prosperity he makes moral progress, and in adversity he learns to know the progress he has made. When he has an abundance of mutable goods he does not put his trust in them, and when they are taken away he gets to know whether or not they have taken him captive.” – St. Augustine #hope #hopedoesnotdisappoint #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Who can hurt such a man? Who can subdue him? In prosperity he makes moral progress, and in adversity he …

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