Even if it be disease or poverty… for seen and unseen benefits… and for those which we receive against our will …but also whenever we are either in poverty, or in sicknesses, or are being insulted, then let us intensify our thanksgiving; thanksgiving, I mean, not in words, nor with the tongue, but in deeds …
“Let me find You whom I so longingly seek. I am the sheep who wandered into the wilderness. Seek after me and bring me home again to Your fold.” – St. Jerome #coptic #copticorthodox #dailyreading #christian #myflock #gospel
“Many blessings such as health, shelter, clothing and food you have, yet you never give thanks because you consider them normal matters and take them for granted. But those that are deprived of them are aware of and feel the values of such blessings and if they obtain them, they give a heartfelt thanks. Always …