“Where the fear of God is, there is no need for longevity or fate, on the contrary, if there is no fear of God, time is meaningless… If we threw a rusty container in the furnace of the fear of God, it would be purified in no time at all.” ~ St. John Chrysostom #jonah …
“If you have lost hope in yourself, the Lord has not lost hope in your salvation. He has saved many and you are not more difficult than all of them. When grace works in you, there is no room for despair. Enter into repentance with a courageous heart and do not belittle yourself.” Pope Shenouda …
“True repentance is a human longing for the origin from which we were taken. It is the desire of a heart that strayed from God, and finally felt it could go no further away.” H.H Pope Shenouda III #ThereturnoftheProdigalSon #TheProdigalSon #repentance #OurFather #renewal #thirdSundayofLent #Lent #fasting #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
“Hold me worthy, O Lord, to behold your mercy in my soul before I depart from this world; may I be aware in myself at that hour of your comfort, along with those who have gone forth from this world in good hope. Open my heart, O my God, by your grace and purify me …
