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“Lord, remember David and all his afflictions” – Psalm 131 (132):1 . “How compassionate was his spirit! He was truly justified, as it came in his psalm: “Lord, Remember David and all his meekness” Let us follow his lead; … Let us utter no word against our adversary, nor do him evil, but present to him goodness as much as we can; As by that, we do good to ourselves more than to him; according to the Lord’s command to forgive our enemies, so that God will also forgive us (Matthew 6: 14).” – St. John Chrysostom #afflictions #meekness #humility #stbishoy #stpishoy #forgive #loveyourenemies

“Lord, remember David and all his afflictions” – Psalm 131 (132):1 . “How compassionate was his spirit! He was truly …

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“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.” – Mark 9:37 . “The Lord has honored man by means of his incarnation, and he has honored the poor by considering them his younger brothers, and whatever is done to them is offered for his account. Here he is honoring childhood; he, who accepts a child in his name, accepts him. I wonder who would not be eager enough to embody the nature of ‘modest childhood’ carrying the name of the Messiah, the king? Indeed, the Lord has sanctified childhood for he himself has become a child. He still does sanctify it, for his name is carried by the little children.” – Fr. Tadros Malaty #humility #child #children #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but …

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“Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”‭‭ – I Peter‬ ‭5:5-7‬ ‭ . . . “We cannot understand what pleases God unless we humble ourselves, so do not focus your mind on discovering the defects and sins of others, but rather concentrate on finding out your own defects and sins.” -Saint Basil the Great . . . #Coptic #DailyReadings #Humbleness #Humility #HumbleYourselfBeforeTheLord #Orthodox #CopticOrthodox

“Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be …

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Jesus spoke these words… O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. John 17:5 . . . Be released from that self which you worship instead of God and which you try always to glorify and exalt before others. Does the world glorify you, my beloved brother? And do you accept this? … Do you not know that glory is due to God alone because He is the Creator and the author of all creation? He alone is self-existent, eternal, powerful and present everywhere… Do you not know that when you glorify yourself or when you let others glorify you, you rob one of God’s attributes and ascribe it to yourself!! … When people praise you, remember the two beautiful verses which say, “I do not receive honor from men.” “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself ‘ (John. 5:41, 17:5). Learn them by heart and repeat them always within you. – Pope Shenouda #praise #glory #dailyreadings #holy50 #humility #selfforgetfulness

Jesus spoke these words… O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before …

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