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“Whenever in your path you find unchanging peace, beware: you are very far from the divine paths trodden by the weary feet of the saints. For as long as you are journeying in the way to the city of the Kingdom and are drawing nigh the city of God, this will be a sign for you: the strength of the temptations that you counter. And the nearer you draw nigh and progress, the more temptations will multiply against you.” St. Isaac the Syrian . . #temptation #pain #suffering with #Jesus #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy

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‘When once you have put your hand to the plough, you must not look back. When once you stand on the housetop, you must think no more of your clothes within. To escape your Egyptian mistress, you must abandon the cloak that belongs to this world. Even Elijah, in his quick translation to heaven could not take his mantle with him, but left in the world the garments of the world’ – St Jerome #orthodox #coptic #churchfathers truth #jesus #light

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He is faithful and unshaken, whether we say so or not. If then He is not at all injured by our denying Him, it is for nothing else than for our benefit that He desires our confession. For He abides the same, whether we deny Him or not. He cannot deny Himself, that is, His own Being. We may say that He is not; though such is not the fact. It is not in His nature, it is not possible for Him not to be, that is, to go into nonentity. His subsistence always abides, always is. Let us not therefore be so affected, as if we could gratify or could injure Him. But lest any one should think that Timothy needed this advice, he has added, – St John Chrysostom #orthodox #faith #heisfaithful #jesus #godislove

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“The Resurrection leads to a life of righteousness and virtue as it draws man to glories of eternity and away from the perishing world.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #resurrection #life #christian #christianity #jesus #bible #coptic #orthodox #copticorthodox #verseoftheday #life

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“Many blessings such as health, shelter, clothing and food you have, yet you never give thanks because you consider them normal matters and take them for granted. But those that are deprived of them are aware of and feel the values of such blessings and if they obtain them, they give a heartfelt thanks. Always give thanks to our Lord.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #bible #church #christian #christianity #filled #feedingofthe5000 #jesus #disciples #luke #gospel #copt #coptic #copticorthodox #copticorthodoxchurch #orthodox #orthodoxy #churchfathers #bibleverse #biblequotes #bibleverseoftheday #popeshenouda #popeshenoudaquotes

“Many blessings such as health, shelter, clothing and food you have, yet you never give thanks because you consider them …

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