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“God’s Commandments are higher than all the treasures of the earth. Whoever acquires them has received God within himself.” – St. Isaac the Syrian #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #love #listen

“God’s Commandments are higher than all the treasures of the earth. Whoever acquires them has received God within himself.” – …

“Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.” ~ Abba Poemen #fullness #joy #fullnessofjoy #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.” ~ Abba Poemen #fullness #joy #fullnessofjoy #dailyreadings …

“This is the mark of Christianity: however much a man toils, and however many righteousnesses he performs, to feel that he has done nothing, and in fasting to say, ‘This is not fasting,’ and in praying, ‘This is not prayer,’ and in perseverance at prayer, ‘I have shown no perseverance; I am only just beginning to practice and to take pains’; and even if he is righteous before God, he should say, ‘I am not righteous, not I; I do not take pains, but only make a beginning every day.’ He should every day have the hope and the joy and the expectation of the coming kingdom and deliverance, and to say, ‘If today I have not been delivered, I shall tomorrow.’” – St. Macarius the Great of Egypt #hope #perseverance #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“This is the mark of Christianity: however much a man toils, and however many righteousnesses he performs, to feel that …

“Christ loved us in our unloveliness, in order to make us lovely like Himself.” – St. Augustine #weareHisfamily #obedience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Christ loved us in our unloveliness, in order to make us lovely like Himself.” – St. Augustine #weareHisfamily #obedience #dailyreadings …

“Do you see how great His earnestness that the bond should be done away? To wit, we all were under sin and punishment. He Himself, through suffering punishment, did away with both the sin and the punishment, and He was punished on the Cross. To the Cross then He affixed it; as having power, He tore it asunder. What bond? He means either that which they said to Moses, namely, All that God has said will we do, and be obedient (Exodus 24:3), or, if not that, this, that we owe to God obedience; or if not this, he means that the devil held possession of it, the bond which God made for Adam, saying, In the day you eat of the tree, you shall die (Genesis 2:17) This bond then the devil held in his possession. And Christ did not give it to us, but Himself tore it in two, the action of one who remits joyfully.” – St John Chrysostom #PaidInFull #NailedToTheCross #WipedRecord #FreelyFullyForgiven #Forgiven #FeastOfTheCross #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #ChurchFathers

“Do you see how great His earnestness that the bond should be done away? To wit, we all were under …