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“This then is salvation, when we shine forth there. But what means, He will preserve me unto His kingdom? He will deliver me from all blame, and preserve me there. For this is to be preserved unto His kingdom, to die here on account of it. For He that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.” St John Chrysostom #deliverance #heavenlykingdom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“This then is salvation, when we shine forth there. But what means, He will preserve me unto His kingdom? He …

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“When God erases sins, He does not even leave a scar, not even allowing a mark to remain, for together with the healing He grants also beauty.” – St. John Chrysostom . #healerofusall #dailyreadings #ourphysician #coptic #orthodox

“When God erases sins, He does not even leave a scar, not even allowing a mark to remain, for together …

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Everywhere, wherever you may find yourself, you can set up an altar to God in your mind by means of prayer – St John Chrysostom . . #prayer #prayereverywhere #prayeranytime #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Everywhere, wherever you may find yourself, you can set up an altar to God in your mind by means of …

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“The knowledge of Christianity and of the truth of things is independently manifest rather than in need of human teachers, for almost day by day it asserts itself by facts, and manifests itself brighter than the sun by the doctrine of Christ.” – St. Athanasius the Apostolic #truth #worship #dailyreading #coptic #orthodox

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“What is that bed that the Lord instruct to take up ? It is the bed, that David had “drenched all night with his tears” (Psalm 6: 6). It is the bed of passion, where our souls lie, a victim of the bitterness and suffering of the conscience; Yet, when we walk according to the precepts of Christ, our bed would be that of repose, not of pain. The mercies of God have changed the place of death into that of His resurrection, and turned the sleep of death into something we look forward to enjoy. He did not only instruct him to take up his bed, but to “go his way to his house,” that is to say, to go back to paradise, the true home that received the first man, who lost it by the deceit of the devil. Therefore, it is imperative to go back home. As the Lord came to destroy the traps of beds and to give us back what we have lost.” St Ambrose #HealingoftheParalytic #forgiveness #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“What is that bed that the Lord instruct to take up ? It is the bed, that David had “drenched …

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