“To whatever extent a person draws close to God with his intentions, is to what extent God draws close to him with His gifts.” – St. Isaac the Syrian #gifts #heaven #heavenlykingdom #dailyreading #coptic #copticchurch #loveofgod
“Repentance is the change of the inward heart’s direction and also the thought of all man’s potentialities… In other words, when man refuses iniquity and all what is foreign to God, he is then blessed with the heavenly Lord Himself, and all what he has of blessings, gifts that are satisfying.” ~ Fr Tadros Yacoub …
“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 …
