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When then these heavens sent forth their voices through all lands, and did wonderful things, while the Lord flashed and thundered from them by miracles and commandments, the gods were thought to have come down from heaven to men. – Saint Augustine . #RescueUs #Heaven #CopticOrthodox #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings

When then these heavens sent forth their voices through all lands, and did wonderful things, while the Lord flashed and …

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“Let us not resist his first coming, that we may not tremble at his second.” St Augustine of Hippo #endofcopticyear #secondcoming #lastdays #beprepared #watchandpray #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Let us not resist his first coming, that we may not tremble at his second.” St Augustine of Hippo #endofcopticyear …

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“Does he think himself a Christian who is either ashamed or fears to be a Christian? How can he be with Christ, who either blushes or fears to belong to Christ?” – St. Cyprian #unashamedofChrist #unashamedoftheGospel #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Does he think himself a Christian who is either ashamed or fears to be a Christian? How can he be …

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“Lust doesn’t defeat you because it is stronger than you, but because of laziness and negligence. It does not dare fight you unless your will gives it permission.” – St. Filoxinous #abstainfromfleshlylusts #bealert #sojourners #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Lust doesn’t defeat you because it is stronger than you, but because of laziness and negligence. It does not dare …

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“The peace of God,” which he imparted to us, “passes all understanding.” For who could have expected and who could have hoped for such benefits? It transcends every human intellect and all speech. For His enemies, for those who hated Him, for the apostates—for all these He did not refuse to give His only begotten Son, so as to make peace with them…. The peace which will preserve us is the one of which Christ says, “My peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.” For this “peace passes all human understanding.” How? When we should be at peace with enemies, with the unrighteous, with those who display contentiousness and hostility toward us, how does this not pass human understanding?” St John Chrysostom #peace #ofGod #surpassesallunderstanding #notastheworldgives #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The peace of God,” which he imparted to us, “passes all understanding.” For who could have expected and who could …

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