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How hard and painful does this appear! The Lord has required that “whoever will come after him must deny himself.” But what he commands is neither hard nor painful when he himself helps us in such a way so that the very thing he requires may be accomplished. For whatever seems hard in what is enjoined, love makes easy. – Saint Augustine . #TakeUpYourCross #FollowHim #Faith #Hope #CopticOrthodox #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #Follow #HisWill

How hard and painful does this appear! The Lord has required that “whoever will come after him must deny himself.” …

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“It often happens that Satan will insidiously commune with you in your heart and say: ‘Think of the evil you have done; your soul is full of lawlessness, you are weighed down by many grievous sins.’ Do not let him deceive you when he does this and do not be led to despair on the pretext that you are being humble. You should answer: ‘I have God’s assurance, for He says: “I desire, not the sinner’s death, but that he should return through repentance and live” (Ezek. 33:11).’ What was the purpose of His descent to earth except to save sinners, to bring light to those in darkness and life to the dead?” St Macarius the Great #hopeinsalvation #Christcametosavesinners #repentance #hope #fasting #Lent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“It often happens that Satan will insidiously commune with you in your heart and say: ‘Think of the evil you …

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For this death is not death, but only a kind of emigration and translation from the worse to the better, from earth to heaven, from men to angels, and archangels, and Him who is the Lord of angels and archangels. – St John Chrysostom . . #hope #comfort #heaven #life #beingwithhimforever #nomoretears #nomoresorrow #home #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy #fasting #lent #lentjourney

For this death is not death, but only a kind of emigration and translation from the worse to the better, …

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“We should be ashamed, beloved, we should be ashamed and sigh over our extreme languor. He kept waiting for thirty-eight years without getting what he hoped; yet in spite of that he did not retreat. He did not fail because of negligence on his part. He failed, rather, because of the jostling, the violence and the trouble of the others. All that did not cause him to be apathetic. Whereas, we, if we persevered in prayer for ten days for a certain request and did not obtain it, our zeal declines.” St. John Chrysostom #theparalytic #Hope #waitonTheLord #healing #Godismyhelper #Lent #fasting #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“We should be ashamed, beloved, we should be ashamed and sigh over our extreme languor. He kept waiting for thirty-eight …

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Nothing has activity for our salvation like continuous waiting, dependant on hope. For even when you are disturbed by a multitude of problems that would draw you to despair you are committed to hope in the Lord all the time, all your days, all your life- St John Chrysostom . . #hope #feastofpresentinglordchrist #temple #stsimeon #salvation #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

Nothing has activity for our salvation like continuous waiting, dependant on hope. For even when you are disturbed by a …

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