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The substance and ground of the love we ought to have for God is obedience to his commandments. ~ St. Didymus the Blind #loveGod #obey #submit #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

The substance and ground of the love we ought to have for God is obedience to his commandments. ~ St. …

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“Submit in complete obedience, in accordance with God’s will, as our fathers have, especially receiving counsel with faith and trust. Humility and purity, the fear of God and persevering attentively in God’s ways: these are the greatest of all the virtues, and they cause the soul to be luminous in God through these consummate achievements.” St John the short #Wedding #CanaofGalilee #firstmiracle #Jesusturnswaterintowine #Joy #intercession #StMary #obedience #submit #SundayGospel #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Submit in complete obedience, in accordance with God’s will, as our fathers have, especially receiving counsel with faith and trust. …

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“If a person relinquishes his will he can truly say, “By my God, I leapt over a wall. As for my God, His way is perfect.” (Ps 18:29-30). How wonderfully spoken! For when a person abandons his own will he sees that the way of God is without blemish but when he identifies himself with his own will then he cannot see that the way of God is blameless. If he happens to be cautioned by someone, he immediately blames him, treats him with contempt, dislikes him and opposes him. How can he tolerate anybody or receive any advice whatsoever when he keeps his own will?” St Dorotheos of Gaza #theWillofGod #submit #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“If a person relinquishes his will he can truly say, “By my God, I leapt over a wall. As for …

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Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. James 4:13-14 . . . James is not trying to take away our freedom to decide, but he is showing us that it is not just what we want that matters. We need God’s grace to complement our efforts and ought to rely not on them but on God’s love for us. As it says in Proverbs: “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth” (Proverbs 27:1) – St. John Chrysostom #vapour #coptic #orthodoxy #christian #dailyreadings #submit #hiswill we look to the #lifeoftheworldtocome #everlastinglife

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year …

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