“For the sower makes no distinction in the land submitted to him but simply and indifferently casts his seed. So He Himself too makes no distinction of rich and poor, of wise and unwise, of slothful or diligent, of brave or cowardly. He plants his seed among all, fulfilling His part… Now tell me how …
“Who can hurt such a man? Who can subdue him? In prosperity he makes moral progress, and in adversity he learns to know the progress he has made. When he has an abundance of mutable goods he does not put his trust in them, and when they are taken away he gets to know whether …
“Affliction lasts but a short time, while peace is forever, by the grace of God the Word.” St Moses the black #ConsecrationofchurchofStGeorge #StGeorge #PrinceofMartyrs #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
A rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much. For what he gives away remains his forever- St John Chrysostom . . #give #love #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #holybible #orthodoxy
”Troubles are usually the brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man’s fortune.” – St. Basil . . #goodwillcomefrombad #glorywillcomefromsuffering #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
