“When you make the beginning of a good deed, first prepare for the temptations that will come to you.” ~ St. Isaac the Syrian . . #dailyreadings #coptic #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #orthodox #temptations #deliverance
“Whoever fears God stands above all manner of fear. He has become a stranger to all the fear of this world and placed it far from himself, and no manner of trembling comes near him.” St Ephraim the Syrian #fearGod #fearnoevil #Deliverance #dailyreadings #HolyFifty #ChristisRisenandAscended #coptic #orthodox
“This then is salvation, when we shine forth there. But what means, He will preserve me unto His kingdom? He will deliver me from all blame, and preserve me there. For this is to be preserved unto His kingdom, to die here on account of it. For He that hates his life in this world …
“Christians have a glory and a beauty and a heavenly wealth which is beyond words, and it is won with pains, and sweat, and trials, and many conflicts, and all by the grace of God.” St Macarius the Great #deliverance #afflictions #ApostlesFast #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice… O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! . Romans 7:19 and 24 . “Do not fear the conflict. …
