“The door is narrow and the way is difficult but the city is full of lights, joy, and happiness.”- St. Macarius the Great #enterbythenarrowgate #enterintothejoyofyourLord #leadusnotintotemptation #greatlent #lent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
He had previously shown us that judging others is utterly wicked and dangerous. It causes final condemnation. Do not judge, He said, and you shall not be judged. Do not condemn, and you shall not be condemned. By conclusive arguments, he persuades us to avoid the very wish of judging others. Deliver yourself first from …
“Blessed is he who in his heart constantly asks for you. From him runs life, so he be blessed! If you are sorrowful in your pleadings, you will rejoice in his presence! If you suffer so as to be able to see him with your tears and tribulations, then he will manifest his beauty inside …
Do you deny yourself? Look at whom you have given what you denied yourself? How many poor got fulfilled by the food which you denied yourself? St Augustine . . #givecheerfully #fastpraygive #considerthepoor #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #lent
Moses said, ‘Who am I to go before Pharaoh?’ Although I have a royal title, I will not be received by him. And now that I do the work of a simple shepherd, who will allow me to go before Pharaoh? And even if I were let in, what importance would he see in me …
