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Feeding the hungry is greater than raising the dead. Look at how much God gave you: take from it what you need, then what remains somebody else may need it. Present to Him the dignity that He Himself seeks from you by offering your money to the poor. – St. John Chrysostom . . #dailyreadings #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #coptic #mercy #love #service

Feeding the hungry is greater than raising the dead. Look at how much God gave you: take from it what …

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What keeps you from giving now? Isn’t the poor man there? Aren’t your own warehouses full? Isn’t the reward promised? The command is clear: the hungry man is dying now, the naked man is freezing now, the man in debt is beaten now – and you want to wait until tomorrow? “I’m not doing any harm,” you say. “I just want to keep what I own, that’s all.” You own? … You are like someone who sits down in a theater and keeps everyone else away, saying that what is there for everyone’s use is his own … If everyone took only what he needed and gave the rest to those in need, there would be no such thing as rich or poor. After all, didn’t you come into life naked; and won’t you return naked to the earth? – St. Basil the Great #dailyreadings #sayingsofthefathers #churchfathers #coptic #copticorthodox #orthodoxy #service #giving #charity #love

What keeps you from giving now? Isn’t the poor man there? Aren’t your own warehouses full? Isn’t the reward promised? …

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“Service is an expression of love overflowing from the heart, it is a desire to serve.” – Pope Shenouda . #Deeds #Service #Truth #Light #FollowGod #ListenToGod #WaitForGod #Coptic #Orthodox #DailyReadings #CopticOrthodox #Lent

“Service is an expression of love overflowing from the heart, it is a desire to serve.” – Pope Shenouda . …

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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” – John 10:11 . ‘I am the good Shepherd’: the Lord speaks here about suffering and underlines that it brings salvation to the world. He was not obliged to come; therefore He presents the model of the shepherd and the hired servant once more.” – St. John Chrysostom #thegoodshepherd #givesHislife #imitateHim #service #servant #howtoserve #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” – John 10:11 . ‘I am …

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“but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.” Mark 10:43,44 . Relocation of the Relics of Saint Macarius the Great. As the abbot of his monastery, Abba Marcarius dealt with many problems and always solved them in a humbled manner. It was reported to him through the monks of the monastery that a particular monk had allowed a woman to enter his cell. Abba Macarius did not reprimand nor scold this monk. The monks continued to wait for the woman’s return. Upon discovering her presence once again they reported their finding to Abba Macarius. He entered the monk’s cell and asked the others to wait outside. Upon hearing the approaching footsteps of others, the brother had hidden the women in a big trunk used for storing grain. When Abba Macarius entered he promptly sat upon the trunk knowing its hidden contents. He called the other monks to enter. They did not see the women in question and dared not to ask Abba Macarius the contents of the trunk he was sitting upon. When the others had left, Abba Macarius looked at the brother in question and said, “Brother, judge yourself before they judge you, because the true judgment comes only from God.” As did our Lord and Savior, Abba Macarius concealed other people’s sins. Coptic Synaxarium #StMacariustheGreat #service #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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