oursalvation Archives • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“The Will is like a brass wall between man and God. It is like a stumbling stone by which we go against and oppose the Will of God”. Abba Poemen. . . . . . “Therefore eternal and divine things are to be followed, and all things must be done after the will of God, that we may follow the divine footsteps and teachings of our Lord” St Cyprian of Carthage #BreadofLife #camedownfromheaven #WillofGod #oursalvation #eternallife #Eucharist #ThyWillbedone #HolyFifty #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The Will is like a brass wall between man and God. It is like a stumbling stone by which we …

Christ is hung upon the Cross, and the devil has become a corpse. Christ has been stretched on the Cross, and a standard of salvation has been given to the world. Christ has been nailed to the Cross, and every soul has been released from bonds. Christ has been fixed to the Cross, and all creation has been set free from the slavery of corruption. – St John Chrysostom . Icon by Fr Raphael Maher . #feastofthecross #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #thecross #ourfreedom #oursalvation #ourhope #ourhealing

Christ is hung upon the Cross, and the devil has become a corpse. Christ has been stretched on the Cross, …

“Lord, turn Thou our faces away from the world by the desire of Thee, that we may see it for what it is, and no longer believe in a shadow as in truth. Fashion us anew, O Lord, and renew and give our mind zeal before death, so that in the hour of our departure we may know the purpose of our entrance and departure from this world. And so, having finished that work for which Thy will first called us to come into this life, may we then hope, with our mind full of confidence, to receive those great things which, according to the Scriptures’ promise, Thy love hath prepared in the second, new creation, things the remembrance of which is guarded in the faith of Thy mysteries.” St Isaac the Syrian #WillofGod #oursalvation #HolyFifty #Christisrisen #TrulyHeisrisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Lord, turn Thou our faces away from the world by the desire of Thee, that we may see it for …