When sickness or troubles surround a child, his father and mother show more love to him and give him more attention; likewise, when tribulations surround a believer, God and the church are more compassionate toward him. – Fr Tadros Malaty . . #suffering #faithfulGod #compassion #heknows #hehears #hesees the #troubles #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodoxy #lent #lentjourney
Do good when you remember, and what you forget will be revealed to you; and do not surrender your life to blind forgetfulness – St Mark the ascetic Our life and our death are with our neighbour- St Anthony . . #dogood #daily #serve #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #lent
“By gentleness you can win even an enemy; by violence you can lose even a beloved” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III “They will be blessed, not only when they practice the good works, but also when they inspire the others to do likewise.” – Ambrosiaster #gentleness #goodworks #fruitofthespirit #YouAreTheBibleToOthers #greatlent #lent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
The person who loves God cannot help loving every man as himself – St Maximus the Confessor . . #popeshenoudaiii #hisholiness #popeshenouda #godslovewasperfectedinhim #intercedeforusfather #love #loveoneanother #lovegod #abideinlove #godislove #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodoxy #lent #lentjourney
“The incessant invocation of God’s name, is a medicine which mortifies not just the passions, but even their influence. Just as the physician puts medications or dressings on a wound that it might be healed, without the patient even knowing the manner of their operation, so also the name of God, when we invoke it, …
