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

“Good is my Maker; He is my good, and I rejoice before Him in the good things that He has given me.” – St. Augustine #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #joy #patience #godisgood

“Good is my Maker; He is my good, and I rejoice before Him in the good things that He has …

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“Bear with patience everything that is thrown at you, secure in the knowledge, that it is then, in great trials, that you are most in the mind of God.” – St. Basil the Great #coptic #orthodox #orthodoxy #patience #pentecost #dailyreadings

“Bear with patience everything that is thrown at you, secure in the knowledge, that it is then, in great trials, …

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Patiently endure the toil of the struggle into which you have been led for trial, that you may receive a crown from God and, having passed away from this world, you may ﬁnd rest. Remember also that rest which has no end, that life without enticements, that perfect state, that unchanging mode of life, and that compelling captivity of divine love that dominates nature, of which things may we may be deemed worthy by the grace of Christ – St Isaac the Syrian . . #patience #rest #stillness #dailyreadings #orthodoxy #copticorthodox #coptic

Patiently endure the toil of the struggle into which you have been led for trial, that you may receive a …

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“It is those lacking endurance who, in their ignorance, impetuously hurry on to seize what they have not yet been given, failing to realize that “one day in the eyes of the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as a single day” (Psalm 90:4). But he, who by enduring patiently has gained experience of the Devil’s machinations will fight and strive forward with patience so as to reach the goal, as St. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:24- 26.” – St. Peter of Damaskos #copticothodox #coptic #dailyreadings #churchfathers #patience #angelgabriel

“It is those lacking endurance who, in their ignorance, impetuously hurry on to seize what they have not yet been …

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“Patient waiting is necessary that we may fulfil what we have begun to be and, through God‘s help, that we may obtain what we hope for and believe.” – St. Cyrpian #hope #perseverance #patience #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Patient waiting is necessary that we may fulfil what we have begun to be and, through God‘s help, that we …

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