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“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16 . “Prayer is greatly aided by fasting and watching and every kind of bodily chastisement. In this regard each of you must do what you can. Thus, the weaker will not hold back the stronger, and the stronger will not press the weaker. You owe your conscience to God. But to no one else do you owe anything more except that you love one another.” St Augustine #prayer #fasting #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16 . “Prayer is greatly aided by fasting and …

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“Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.” Hebrews 12:12,13 . “The man who despairs of himself when he hears of the supernatural virtues of the saints is most unreasonable. On the contrary, they teach you supremely one of two things: either they rouse you to emulation by their holy courage, or they lead you by way of thrice-holy humility to deep self-knowledge and realization of your inherent weakness.” St John Climacus #StMina #MartyrdomofStMina #handsraisedinprayer #dailyreadings #saints #martyrs #coptic #orthodox

“Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that …

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“In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33 . ”Put God in front of your tribulations. Your tribulations will disappear while God, the lover of mankind remains.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #beofgoodcheer #tribulationswillcome #Hehasovercometheworld #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33 …

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“For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.” 2 Corinthians 4:11 . “If man puts to death his human lusts, and by the Spirit puts to death the works of the body, he would perpetually carry in his body “the dying of the Lord Jesus” until he reaches a stage like that of an infant who has no feelings of sensual pleasures, and lacks the motives practiced by grown-ups. He would eventually have the emotions of a little infant; and would be considered the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” The scholar Origen #deadtosin #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? Luke 15:8 . . “Even though we are dust and ashes, God makes us feel that we matter to Him. How wonderful is this living God who gives so much attention. The limitless being, the One Great God, looks down from His holy heights, to the insignificant creatures on earth. Even if one small coin is lost, he is concerned about it, and searches it until He finds it… God is with you whether you are good or whether you fall… thus we rejoice in the Lord at all times, because He is with us at all times, whether we are with Him or not, and whether we feel His presence or not” – Pope Shenouda . #lostcoin #coptic #dailyreadings #orthodoxy #holybible

Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, …

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