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Therefore seek heaven, and all things which conduce to life in the other world, and none of the things here will be able to harm thee, not even the world-ruler of darkness himself, if only we do not injure ourselves. For if any one deprives us of our substance, or hews our body in pieces, none of these things concern us, if our soul abides in its integrity. – St John Chrysostom . . . #seekhim #seekgod #seekheaven #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings #yourfaceolordiseek

Therefore seek heaven, and all things which conduce to life in the other world, and none of the things here …

“For indeed He came to do away with the old things, and to call us to a greater country. Therefore He does all, to deliver us from things unnecessary, and from our affection for the earth…. For we were not born for this end, that we should eat and drink and be clothed, but that we might please God, and attain unto the good things to come. Therefore as things here are secondary in our labor, so also in our prayers let them be secondary.”St John Chrysostom #SeekGod #DoNotbeAnxious #TreasureinHeaven #SundayoftheTreasures #Lent #fasting #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“For indeed He came to do away with the old things, and to call us to a greater country. Therefore …