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Jesus spoke these words… O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. John 17:5 . . . Be released from that self which you worship instead of God and which you try always to glorify and exalt before others. Does the world glorify you, my beloved brother? And do you accept this? … Do you not know that glory is due to God alone because He is the Creator and the author of all creation? He alone is self-existent, eternal, powerful and present everywhere… Do you not know that when you glorify yourself or when you let others glorify you, you rob one of God’s attributes and ascribe it to yourself!! … When people praise you, remember the two beautiful verses which say, “I do not receive honor from men.” “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself ‘ (John. 5:41, 17:5). Learn them by heart and repeat them always within you. – Pope Shenouda #praise #glory #dailyreadings #holy50 #humility #selfforgetfulness

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“He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:12 . “A heart that has received the heavenly seed is changed in its speech, changed in its thinking, changed in its way of life, changed in its senses. In all that pertains to him such a man is different from the rest of men, and he is like a man who slumbered and has risen from sleep.” St Isaac the Syrian #lifeinChrist #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

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“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” Romans 8:5 . “Just as a man whose head is submerged in the water cannot breathe the subtle air which is poured upon the atmosphere’s empty opening, so he who immerses his mind in the cares of the present life cannot take in the breath that is a perception of the new world.” St Isaac the Syrian #theSpirit #liveaccordingtotheSpirit #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 . “I find that the true way is the One who embraces me. He is the One who obstructs my wicked paths, ( Hosea 2:6). He is the One who says in the Gospel: “I am the way, the truth and the life”. St. Jerome #Iamthewaythetruthandthelife #JesusChristisTheWay #dailyreadings #Holy50 #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

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“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” John 14:2,3 . “May the Lord Jesus Christ go and prepare for us a place. May He leave and not be visible; and may He remain invisible so that we may practice faith. In this manner, He will prepare a place for us. Having faith in Him, we shall live. May we have the desire to believe in that place in order to attain the spot prepared for us. Yearning for love is the means of getting ready to attain that mansion.” St. Augustine #heaven #manymansions #secondcoming #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #ChristisRisen

“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to …

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