What, I ask, is more wonderful than the beauty of God? What thought is more pleasing and wonderful than God’s majesty? What desire is as urgent and overpowering as the desire implanted by God in a soul that is completely purified of sin and cries out in its love: I am wounded by love? The …
‘The love you offer others is what breaks the thorn of evil in them. Offer them love, love without reason.’ – HH Pope Tawadros II . . #love #offerlove #copticorthodox #orthodox #orthodoxy #coptic #dailyreadings
“Our life and our death is with our neighbour. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalise our brother, we have sinned against Christ.” St. Anthony the Great #apostlesfast #coptic #orthodox #copticorthodox #love #neighbour #churchfathers
“If a man loves God with all his heart, all his thoughts, all his will, and all his strength, he will gain the fear of God; the fear will produce tears, tears will produce strength; by the perfection of this the soul will bear all kinds of fruits.” – St. Anthony the Great #vine #love …
“The soul, which has the true fear groans saying, ‘I will sing of mercy and justice; to you O lord, I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me?’ (Ps. 101: 1). She walks in a perfect way, so she does not fear, for love …
