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No manner of speech can measure the depth of Your love towards mankind – St Gregory the Theologian . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #goodshepherd

My God… You are my Light, open my eyes to see Your divine beauty. I cannot walk on my way without falling into the traps of the enemy. What is light but You my God! You are the Light to the children of light! Your day does not have a sunset! Your day gives light to Your children, that they might not stumble down. But those who are away from You walk and live in darkness! Let us then get close to You who are the Light of the world. Why do we have to try getting away from You everyday?! Anyone who keeps distance from you, the true Light goes deeper into the darkness of sin. And when darkness envelops him, he would not be able to distinguish the traps set up for him, all along the road! – St Augustine . . #lightoftheworld #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy

My God… You are my Light, open my eyes to see Your divine beauty. I cannot walk on my way without falling into the traps of the enemy. What is light but You my God! You are the Light to the children of light! Your day does not have a sunset! Your day gives light …

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. – Mark 9:35 If you are in love with precedence and the highest honor, pursue the things in last place, pursue being the least valued of all, pursue being the lowliest of all, pursue being the smallest of all, pursue placing yourselves behind others. The Gospel of St. Matthew, Homily – St John Chrysostom #coptic #churchfathers #orthodoxy #humility #ancientfaith #stjohnchyrsostom

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. – Mark 9:35 If you are in love with precedence and the highest honor, pursue the things in last place, pursue being the least valued …