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“Christ gave light and saved His children; our spirit was blinded…Thanks to Him the circle of darkness which shrouded us has been broken, and we recovered our sight.” – St. Clement of Rome #sayingsofthefathers #dailyreadings #coptic #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #light #world #salvation

“Christ gave light and saved His children; our spirit was blinded…Thanks to Him the circle of darkness which shrouded us …

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God does not cease to change our shortcomings and weak will. There are people who are like water, very cold and weak. Let us bring such people into the presence of the Lord to change their will into wine, so they are no longer like water and become a source of joy for themselves and others.This is the love better than wine which takes our weak nature to the new life and carries the power of life. – St John Chrysostom. . . #lovebetterthananything #greatestlove #fillsourheart #satisfiesus #supportsourweaknesses #coptic #dailyreadings #orthodoxy #copticorthodoxy #orthodox #greatestjoy

God does not cease to change our shortcomings and weak will. There are people who are like water, very cold …

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Detach your heart from the love of all things which can be seen, and transfer your attention to things which can not be seen – St Augustine . . #unseen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy

Detach your heart from the love of all things which can be seen, and transfer your attention to things which …

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‘Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your hearts.’ -St. Ignatius of Antioch . . #praisehimfromtheheart #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #coptic #orthodoxy #orthodox

‘Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your hearts.’ -St. Ignatius of Antioch . . …

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“Some people read books in order to find God. Yet there is a great book, the very appearance of created things. Look above you, look below you! Note it, read it! God whom you wish to find, never wrote that book with ink. Instead, He set before your eyes the things that He made. Can you ask for a louder voice than that? Why, heaven and earth cry out to you, ‘God made me’ ” – St. Augustine #copticorthodox #orthodox #orthodoxy #dailyreadings #churchfathers #books #infinite #allknowing

“Some people read books in order to find God. Yet there is a great book, the very appearance of created …

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