“Be strong during tribulation, don’t let it destroy you. You have to destroy it with your faith. If a bottle falls upon a rock, the rock will not be destroyed, but the bottle; therefore be a rock.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #faith #dailyreadings
Oh God, teach me how to accept everything from Your hand without differentiating between good and evil, the sweet and the bitter, what makes us happy and what depresses us. And to thank You on every condition because whatever You do to me can only be good – Fr. Daoud Lamei . . #faith #trust …
“Great indeed was the faith of Abraham. For while in the case of Abel, and of Noah, and of Enoch, there was an opposition of reasonings only, and it was necessary to go beyond human reasonings; in this case it was necessary not only to go beyond human reasonings, but to manifest also something more. …
“When you love the Lord with all your heart and in full, the world becomes like nothing in your eyes” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #faith #sight #churchfathers
“Christ the Lord taught His disciples love before He sent them out to the ministry. He taught them the love of children…” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #churchfathers #coptic #copticorthodox #christian #christianity #bible #verse #children #heaven #matthew #gospel #liturgy #orthodox #orthodoxy #child #faith #popeshenouda
