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

“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.” – Galatians 1:10 . “He ceased to please men when he became Christ’s servant, Christ’s soldier marches on through good report and evil report (2 Cor. 6:8), the one on the right hand and the other on the left. No praise elates him, no reproaches crush him. He is not puffed up by riches, nor does he shrink into himself because of poverty. Joy and sorrow he alike despises. It is a monk’s first virtue to despise the judgments of men.” – St. Jerome #bondservantofChrist #marchon #soldiersofChrist #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased …