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God’s economy is directed toward a single end in each of these lives: our salvation and good repute. Even if it is divided in two with regard to time, it is united with regard to objective. Just as at first it is winter and then it is spring, and the passage of each season has a single goal – the ripening of the fruit – so it is with our affairs. – Saint John Chrysostom . #DelightInTheLord #GreatAreHisWorks #CopticOrthodox #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings

God’s economy is directed toward a single end in each of these lives: our salvation and good repute. Even if …

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“Whoever approaches God and truly desires to be a partner of Christ must approach with a view to this goal, namely, to be changed and transformed from his former state and attitude and become a good and new person, harboring nothing of “the old man.” For it says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (2 Cor 5:17). For our Lord Jesus Christ came for this reason, to change and transform and renew human nature and to recreate this soul that had been overturned by passions through the transgression. He came to mingle human nature with His own Spirit of the Godhead. A new mind, new eyes, new ears, a new spiritual tongue and, in a word, new humans – this was what He came to effect in those who believe in Him. Or new wineskins, anointing them with His own light of knowledge so that He might pour in them new wine which is His Spirit. For He says, “new wine must be put into new wineskins” (Matt 9:17) St. Macarius the Great #healing #powerofGod #transformation #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

“Whoever approaches God and truly desires to be a partner of Christ must approach with a view to this goal, …

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If someone speaks to you harshly, hasten to prostrate before him, lest anger find a place in your heart. If someone is unfair to you, again, prostrate before him and ask for his forgiveness. – Abba Isaiah of El Eskeet . . #humility #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

If someone speaks to you harshly, hasten to prostrate before him, lest anger find a place in your heart. If …

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“As the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also forgive one another.” – HH Pope Shenouda . #Forgiveness #UncleanSpirit #Cured #HeWillCureUs #Troubled #HolySpirit #Luke #DailyReadings #CopticOrthodox #Coptic #Orthodox

“As the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also forgive one another.” – HH Pope Shenouda . #Forgiveness #UncleanSpirit …

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“When you turn to God in prayer, be in your thoughts as an ant, as a serpent of the earth, like a worm, like a stuttering child. Do not speak to Him something philosophical or high-sounding, but approach Him with a child’s attitude.” St Isaac the Syrian #humbleyourselves #aslittlechildren #kingdomofheaven #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“When you turn to God in prayer, be in your thoughts as an ant, as a serpent of the earth, …

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