“I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 . “For such men justly hope for all manner of estrangement of mind from things mortal, and forgetfulness of this world’s miseries; which is beautifully and prophetically signified under the name of sleep and …
“have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” – Ephesians 5:11 . ”If you are unable to separate yourself from evildoers physically, then separate yourself from them in practice: be separate from them in mind, in attitude and in way of life” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #setapart #exposetheunfruitfulworks #havenofellowshipwiththeunfruitfulworks …
“Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.” – John 16:23 . “Every Goliath has a David waiting to conquer him in the name of the Lord of Hosts…” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #ThePowerOfHisName #AskTheFatherInMyName #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” Luke 7:28 . “When the Lord Jesus praised His angel St. John the Baptist, He showed the power of the Gospel …
“Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;” 1 Peter 2:23 . “Upon looking at Jesus on the cross when He forgave those who crucified Him, who does not learn to forgive those who trouble him? Those qualities …
