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“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Luke 5:31,32 . “To say that God turns away from the sinful is like saying that the sun hides itself from the blind.” St Anthony the Great #repentance #healing #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to …

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. – Psalm‬ ‭51:10‬ . . . Be ashamed when you sin, don’t be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance. – Saint John Chrysostom . . . #Coptic #Orthodox #HolySpirit #Repentance #Confession #Sin #CopticOrthodox #DailyReadings #HolySpirit

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. – Psalm‬ ‭51:10‬ . . …

Fasting and Repentance

Those who fast and receive no benefit from it must have fasted in a wrong way; in this case, what …