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“The narrow way neither do all find, nor when they have found it, do they straightway walk therein. Many, after they have found the way of truth, caught by the pleasures of the world, desert midway.” . – St Jerome . . . #TheNarrowGate #NarrowGate #WayToLife #TheWayToLife #GoTheExtraMile #GodlyWisdom #GodIsGood #GodIsGoodAllTheTime #AllTheTimeGodIsGood #DelightInGod #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers

“The narrow way neither do all find, nor when they have found it, do they straightway walk therein. Many, after …

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“Let us strive to enter the narrow gate. Just as the trees, if they have not stood before the winter’s storms cannot bear fruit, so it is with us; this present age is a storm and it is only through many trials and temptations that we can obtain an inheritance in the kingdom of heaven.” Amma Theodora #Tribulations #LooktoHeaven #EternalLife #narrowgate #ministry #Acts #Praxis #FastoftheApostles #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

“Let us strive to enter the narrow gate. Just as the trees, if they have not stood before the winter’s …

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The pleasure of evil is temporary but its pain remains. On the contrary, virtue gives lasting satisfaction and its labor is temporary – St John Chrysostom #narrowgate #lastingsatisfaction #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

The pleasure of evil is temporary but its pain remains. On the contrary, virtue gives lasting satisfaction and its labor …

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And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” Luke 13:24 . “What then do the Lord’s words mean at another place (Matt.11: 30) “For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Actually there is no contradiction between both quotes. One speaks of the nature of tribulation, as the narrow door, and the other speaks of the feelings of those who overcome them. What causes hardship to our nature could be counted as easy if we accept it willingly. Moreover, the way of salvation is narrow in its entrance, but once you get in you will find a spacious place of rest, contrary to the way leading to perdition.” St. John Chrysostom #narrowgate #wayofsalvation #strive #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek …

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