“God does rescue the holy from affliction, but He does so not by rendering them untested but by blessing them with endurance.” ~ St. Basil the Great #beholyforheisholy #beholy #holy #holiness #endurance #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #lent
“The love of self is not a sin, but what is important is that you direct this love in a spiritual way; you love for yourself purity and holiness, you love for yourself to be a holy temple for the Holy Spirit, and to be without blame before God.” ~ Thrice Blessed Pope Shenouda III …
“If then you have become the throne of God, and the Heavenly Charioteer has seated Himself within you, and your soul is entirely transformed into a spiritual eye, and is made into light; if you too are nourished with the heavenly food of that Spirit and have drunk of the Living Water, and have put …
Do you wish to honor the Body of the Savior? Do not despise it when it is naked. Do not honor it in church with silk vestments while outside it is naked and numb with cold. He who said, “This is my body,” and made it so by his word, is the same that said, …
“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 . “Christ is holiness, without which no one can see the face of God. Christ is our salvation, for He is the Savior and the Redeemer at the same time. Christ is everything for us. Whoever forsakes anything …
