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When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Luke 7:13 . “God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves.” St. John Chrysostom #GodsCompassion #raising #sonofwidowofNain #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Luke 7:13 . …

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And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9 . . I asked for strength to tolerate, so He gave me weakness to learn to rely on Him- HH Pope Shenouda III . #ourstrength #carryingus #grace #coptic #dailyreadings #holybible #orthodoxy

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” – …

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“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 . “For this is love of wisdom: that a man is ever watchful even in the small and insigniﬁcant things he does; for in this manner he lays up for himself great consolation. He does not drowse, lest something contrary should befall him, but he cuts off occasions in good time.” St Isaac the Syrian #watchfulness #besober #bevigilant #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” …

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“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” – Luke 12:32 . “This is actually a spiritual comfort, and the road that leads us to the assured faith. By saying ‘Do not be afraid’ He means they have to believe in this issue, so confirmed, that carries no doubt whatsoever, which is that their heavenly Father grants the way of life to those who love Him. He will not disregard His own; He will rather open His hand that satisfies the universe with goodness.” – St. Cyril the Great #donotfear #Hisflock #youaregiventhekingdom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” – Luke 12:32 …

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Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. – Luke 6:20 . . “Let us learn not to call the rich lucky nor the poor unfortunate. Rather, if we are to tell the truth, the rich man is not the one who has collected many possessions but the one who needs few possessions; and the poor man is not the one who has no possessions but the one who has many desires. We ought to consider this definition of poverty and wealth. So if you see someone greedy for many things, you should consider him the poorest of all, even if he has acquired everyone’s money. If, on the other hand, you see someone with few needs, you should count him richest of all, even if he has acquired nothing. For we are accustomed to judge poverty and affluence by the disposition of the mind, not by the measure of one’s substance… those who are satisfied with what they have, and pleased with their own possessions, and do not have their eyes on the substance of others, even if they are the poorest of all should be considered the richest of all” – St John Chrysostom . . #wealth #poverty #poor #dailyreadings #holybible #coptic #orthodoxy

Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. – Luke 6:20 . . “Let us learn not …

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