“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – St. Augustine #copticorthodox #dailyreading #faith #prayer #lent
By enduring the present afflictions with courage, while having no experience, God will grant you the possibility to endure any thing that – God forbids — would probably happen against your will. Therefore, if you seek heaven, and [your] concern [is] the life to come, nothing would ever harm you. Even the hosts of darkness …
“If the devils find a man who was insulted or has lost something, and this man isn’t annoyed or feels sad but bears and endures in patience, they feel terrified of him. This is because they become sure that this man walks in God’s way.” – St. Macarius the Great #copticorthodox #coptic #orthodox #faith #dailyreading …
“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – St. Augustine #copticorthodox #coptic #dailyreading #orthodox #faith #glory
‘Do you see how love of God reduces the intensity of troubles and prevents our having any sense of them as they befall us? On this account, of course, this blessed man, too, bore everything with equanimity, sustained by faith and hope in God.’ – St John Chrysostom #orthodoxy #coptic #faith
